1,4-α-glycosidic linkages in the<unk>  oligomer 1,4-α-glycosidic and 1,6-glycosidic linkages in the<unk>  oligomer<unk>  is a branched biopolymer consisting of linear chains of glucose residues with an average chain length of approximately 8–12 glucose units and 2,000-60,000 residues per one molecule of<unk> . Like amylopectin, glucose units are linked together linearly by α(1→4)<unk> cosidic bonds from one glucose to the next. Branches are linked to the chains from which they are branching off by α(1→6)<unk> cosidic bonds between the first glucose of the new branch and a glucose on the stem chain. Each<unk>  is essentially a ball of glucose trees, with around 12 layers, centered on a<unk> in protein, with three kinds of glucose chains: A, B, and C. There is only one C-chain, attached to the<unk> in. This C-chain is formed by the self-glucosylation of the<unk> in, forming a short primer chain. From the C-chain grows out B-chains, and from B-chains branch out B- and A-chains. The B-chains have on average 2 branch points, while the A-chains are terminal, thus unbranched. On average, each chain has length 12, tightly constrained to be between 11 and 15. All A-chains reach the spherical surface of the<unk> .<unk>  in muscle, liver, and fat cells is stored in a hydrated form, composed of three or four parts of water per part of<unk>  associated with 0.45 millimoles (18 mg) of potassium per gram of<unk> . Glucose is an osmotic molecule, and can have profound effects on osmotic pressure in high concentrations possibly leading to cell damage or death if stored in the cell without being modified.<unk>  is a non-osmotic molecule, so it can be used as a solution to storing glucose in the cell without disrupting osmotic pressure.
Glycogen
Glabrene
Cholesterol
Glycoside
Cerebroside
Iminosugar
Hematogen
Inositol