The monomer of cellulose is

Question

The monomer of cellulose is (A) fructose (B) galactose (C) glucose (D) None of the above

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Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of only β D-glucose units, which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages between C1 of one glucose unit and C4 of the next glucose unit.

Q. The monomer of cellulose is

fructose

galactose

glucose

None of the above

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

Q. The monomer of cellulose is

fructose

galactose

glucose

None of the above

Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of only βD-glucose units, which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages between C1​ of one glucose unit and C4​ of the next glucose unit.

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