Cellulose consists of

1, 4 -

α

glycosidic linkages

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1, 4 -

β

glycosidic linkages

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1, 6 -

α

glycosidic linkages

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C 1, 4 - $β$ glycosidic linkages
Cellulose is a homopolymer of glucose, i.e., it is made up of many units of glucose only. It is a structural polysaccharide made up of glucose units joined together by 1, 4 $β$ -glycosidic linkage. 1, 4 $α$ -glycosidic linkage is present in storage polysaccharide like starch.
So, the correct answer is '1,4 - $β$ glycosidic linkages'

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Match the List-I and List-II:

List I (Saccharides)	List II (Formed by)
(A) Sucrose	(i) $β$ -D glucose $C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage
(B) Lactose	(ii) $α$ -D glucose, $β$ -D fructose $C_{1} - C_{2}$ glycosidic linkage
(C) Cellulose	(iii) $β$ -D glucose, $β$ -D galactose $C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage

1,4 - β - glycosidic linkages are present in:

I) Starch II) Cellulose
III) Lactose IV) Maltose

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