Cellulose is composed of:

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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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

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