Glycosidic linkage present between adjacent glucose units of starch or glycogen is generally

β 1 ⟶ 4

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α 1 ⟶ 4

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α 2 ⟶ 1

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β 2 ⟶ 1

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Solution

The correct option is B $α 1 ⟶ 4$
Glycosidic linkage present between adjacent glucose units of starch or glycogen is generally alpha 1-4 linkage. Alpha carbon of the first unit of glucose is linked to the 4 carbon of another unit of glucose of side chain.
Thus, the correct option is B.

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