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  4. Assertion The structure given below contains 1-4α-glycosidic bonds. <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/biology/ffceb60be81d8f84fa6f5f83af93c030-.png /> Reason This is a polysaccharide and have right end as reducing end and its left end is called the non-reducing end.

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Q. Assertion The structure given below contains $1-4\alpha$-glycosidic bonds.
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Reason This is a polysaccharide and have right end as reducing end and its left end is called the non-reducing end.

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Solution:

Glycogen is a polysaccharide having two types of linkage $1-4 x$ linkages in the straight part and $1-6$ linkages in the area of branching. It have right end as reducing end and left one is called the non-reducing end.