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Example of a typical homopolysaccharide is ?

A
Lignin
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Starch
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Inulin
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Suberin
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Solution

The correct option is C Starch
Homopolysaccharide is also known as homoglycans, consist of an individual type of monomer. Starch is an example of homopolysaccharides because it is formed from the same kind of monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic linkages. Two polysaccharides occur together in starch: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose has a linear chain structure and is unbranched made up of hundreds of glucose molecules linked by an alpha 1,4 glycosidic linkage. Amylopectin is highly branched polymer contains both alpha (1,4) or alpha (1,6) glycosidic linkages.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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