The structure (abbreviated) of the structural polysaccharide chitin, a major component of the exoskeleton of arthropods (spiders, crustaceans, insects, etc.) and of the cell wall of fungi. It is similar to cellulose, but with a different side group on the carbon 2 of glucose. Absorbable surgical thread can be made of this material. Only a small fragment of the potentially infinite polymer is shown. Drawn in Inkscape. sugar chemistry science Chitin
The abbreviated structure of the storage polysaccharide starch; just a short segment shown (starch is a long, potentially infinite, polymer of alpha-glucose molecules). Unbranched starch, like the one drawn here, is called amylose. Drawn in Inkscape biology chemistry food Starch
The abbreviated structure of the storage polysaccharide starch; just a short segment shown (starch is a long, potentially infinite, polymer of alpha-glucose molecules). Unbranched starch, like the one drawn here, is called amylose. Drawn in Inkscape. sugar chemistry polysaccharide Starch
The structure (abbreviated) of the polysaccharide cellulose, a major structural component of plant cell walls, wood. It is just an unbranched polymer of beta-glucose. Only a small fragment of the potentially infinite polymer is shown. Drawn in Inkscape biology cellulose chemistry Cellulose
The structure (abbreviated) of the polysaccharide cellulose, a major structural component of plant cell walls, wood. It is just an unbranched polymer of beta-glucose. Only a small fragment of the potentially infinite polymer is shown. Drawn in Inkscape. sugar chemistry science Cellulose
The structure (abbreviated) of the structural polysaccharide chitin, a major component of the exoskeleton of arthropods (spiders, crustaceans, insects, etc.) and of the cell wall of fungi. It is similar to cellulose, but with a different side group on the carbon 2 of glucose. Absorbable surgical thread can be made of this material. Only a small fragment of the potentially infinite polymer is shown. Drawn in Inkscape biology chemistry chitin Chitin