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  4. A polysaccharide is composed only of β-D- glucose units which are joined by glycosidic linkage between C-1 of one glucose unit and C-4 of the next glucose unit. Name the polysaccharide.

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Q. A polysaccharide is composed only of $\beta-D-$ glucose units which are joined by glycosidic linkage between $C-1$ of one glucose unit and $C-4$ of the next glucose unit. Name the polysaccharide.

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Cellulose is a straight chain of polysaccharide composed only of $\beta-D-$ glucose units which are joined by the glycosidic linkage between $C-1$ of one glucose unit and $C-4$ of the next glucose unit.