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Cellulose is composed of:


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glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only beta 1,4 linkages

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glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only alpha 1,4 linkages

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both branched and unbranched chains with both alpha 1,4 and alpha 1,6 linkages

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glucose monomers with branched chain having both beta 1,6 and beta 1,4 linkages

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Solution

The correct option is A

glucose monomers forming unbranched chains with only beta 1,4 linkages




Cellulose is a polymer of beta glucose units in an unbranched 1-4 glycosidic linkage.

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