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Starch 76 NATURAL CELLULOSIC FIBRES

H Figure 5.2 Relationships between the structures of cellulose, starch and their monomers;H
see previous page for cellulose
O CH2OH O H CH2OH O HO
H CH2OH OH
HO
HO OH H HO OH H CH2OH H
H O HH O HO

H H OH

OH

H OH H OH
H Amylose H

(one component

of starch)

Hydrolysis

H CH2OH O
HO H

HO OH H
H OH

H

α-D-Glucose