Question

What is the main storage carbohydrate of plants?

Answer 1

Storage carbohydrate in plants :

1. Starch is the main storage carbohydrate of plants.
2. It is a homopolysaccharide mainly found in plants to store food.
3. Starch is a polymer of alpha D glucose units.
4. Plants contain two types of starch Amylose and amylopectin.
5. Amylose starch contains about 200- 300 glucose units linked with alpha 1-4 linkage.
6. Amylopectin starch is a branched chain of 30 glucose units linked with alpha 1-4 linkage and alpha 1-6 linkage.
7. The starch in plants is collected in the storage structures called amyloplasts.