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Cellulose

Cellulose is ...

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Cellulose is made up of :-

A

β -

glucose and

β -

galactose

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B

Glucose and mannose

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C

Linear polymer of

β - D

glucose unit

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D

Linear polymer of

N -

acetyl

D -

glucosamine

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Solution

The correct option is C Linear polymer of $β - D$ glucose unit
Cellulose is a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.
So, the correct option is 'Linear polymer ofβ−D glucose unit'.

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