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Published on: August 11, 2026
Cellulose does not form blue colour with lodine because.
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Both starch and cellulose are made of glucose molecules, but the difference between them is that starch is branched polymer while cellulose is a linear polymer. Starch also forms helical secondary structures, so it can hold 
molecules in the helical portion. The Starch- 
is blue colour. Cellulose does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold 
.
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