Starch
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Q.
What is the main storage carbohydrate of plants?
Q.
Amylose is a polymer of
- β - fructose
- β - D - Glucose
- β - D - glucopyranose
- α - D - glucopyranose
Q. Which of following statement(s) about starch is/are true?
- Starch consist of two components, they are amylose and amylopectin.
- Amylose is the water insoluble component which consitutes
80-85% of starch. - Amylopectin is a water soluble component which constitutes 15-20% of starch
- In starch, α-D-glucose units are linked by 1, 4 -glycosidic linkages
Q.
Which one of the following is the most abundant protein in animals?
Lectin
Insulin
Glycerol
Collagen
Q.
The correct statements among the following are
A) The minimum number of carbon atoms present in a monosaccharide is 6
B) Among glucose, Lactose, Maltose and Sucrose, non reducing sugar is sucrose
C) In amylopectin of starch, branched chain are due to 1, 4 - linkages
D) In cellulose, β - D - glucose units are joined by 1, 4 - glycosidic linkages
B, D
B, C, D
A, B, C, D
C, D
Q.
A branched polysaccharide containing α - D - Glucose which are linked by 1 - 4 & 1- 6 glycosydic linkages is
Amylose
Amylopectin
Cellulose
Dextrin