What is starch
Starch :-
molecular formula is (C6 H10 O5)n and
is another important plant polysaccharide occurring in plants in form of granules found mainly in the seeds , fruits , tubers and roots of the plants . Starch can be separated into two components , a water soluble components called amylase (about 20%) and a water insoluble components called amylopectin (about 80%) Each component is a glucose polymer . Amylose is made up of about 200 glucose units with unbranched chains and amylopectin is made of about 1000 glucose units with a highly branched structure.