Normally formed between carbon-1 and carbon-4 of two separate sugar molecules, this type of bond forms from the removal of a molecule of water.
Cellulose is composed of the 1-4 beta variety, while starch is composed of the 1-4 alpha variety. The alpha variety is formed when the hydroxyl group of carbon-1 is below the plane of the glucose ring and the beta variety is formed when the hydroxyl group is above the plane. Normally formed between carbon-1 and carbon-4 of two separate sugar molecules, this type of bond forms from the removal of a molecule of water. FTP, identify this type of linkage that bonds the monomers of polysaccharides together.
Cellulose is composed of the 1-4 beta variety, while starch is composed of the 1-4 alpha variety.
{glycosidic} bond or linkage