Complete hydrolysis of starch gives :

Question

Complete hydrolysis of starch gives : (A) glucose and fructose in equimolar amounts (B) galactose and fructose in equimolar amounts (C) glucose only (D) glucose and galactose in equimolar amounts

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Starch is a mixture of amylose amylopectin polysaccharides and monomer is glucose. Thus on complete hydrolysis it gives only glucose.

Q. Complete hydrolysis of starch gives :

glucose and fructose in equimolar amounts

galactose and fructose in equimolar amounts

glucose only

glucose and galactose in equimolar amounts

Starch is a mixture of amylose & amylopectin polysaccharides and monomer is glucose. Thus on complete hydrolysis it gives only glucose.