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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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. (A) Amylose (B) Cellulose (C) Amylopectin (D) Glycogen

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Cellulose is a straight chain of polysaccharide composed only of β-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.

Q. 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.

Amylose

Cellulose

Amylopectin

Glycogen

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

Q. 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.