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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In what ways are cellulose and amylose similar?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They are made up of repeating monomers.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

they're both linear polymers of glucose units with \(1\rightarrow4\) glycosidic bonds. They differ in the orientation of the glycosidic bond bond, cellulose is \(\beta\) and amylose is \(\alpha\).

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