Glycogen, found in animals, is more branched than starch, making it more compact for storage and allowing for faster glucose release and storage due to numerous free ends.
Glycogen, found in animals, is more branched than starch, making it more compact for storage and allowing for faster glucose release and storage due to numerous free ends.
| Front | glycogen 2.1.2(f)and(g) |
|---|---|
| Back | more branching than starch so more compact (good for storage), important in animals(active unlike plants), free ends on branching speeds up process of storing/releasing glucose |
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