Cellulose is a polymer of

Question

Cellulose is a polymer of (A) glucose (B) fructose (C) ribose (D) sucrose

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Cellulose is a polymer of glucose. -β- D (+) glucose units are attached to each other. C1 of one glucose unit is attached to C4 of other glucose unit through β- glycosidic linkage. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/637eef487511922ddba7396d5ec56999-.png" />

Q. Cellulose is a polymer of

glucose

fructose

ribose

sucrose

Cellulose is a polymer of glucose. $- β - D (+)$ glucose units are attached to each other. $C_{1}$ of one glucose unit is attached to $C_{4}$ of other glucose unit through $β -$ glycosidic linkage.

Q. Cellulose is a polymer of

glucose

fructose

ribose

sucrose

Cellulose is a polymer of glucose. −β−D(+) glucose units are attached to each other. C1​ of one glucose unit is attached to C4​ of other glucose unit through β− glycosidic linkage.

Cellulose is a polymer of glucose. $- β - D (+)$ glucose units are attached to each other. $C_{1}$ of one glucose unit is attached to $C_{4}$ of other glucose unit through $β -$ glycosidic linkage.