Both starch and cellulose are glucose polymers. why can animals easily degrade starch, but not cellulose?

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Chakradar Raju · Answer 1 · 2018-09-25T11:44:13+0000

Human bodies contain enzymes that can break down starch into glucose and use it for fuel. We do not have the enzymes necessary to breakdown cellulose.

Both starch and cellulose are glucose polymers. why can animals easily degrade starch, but not cellulose?

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