Question

In a polysaccharide (like glycogen), the right end and left end are called

• A. N terminal and C terminal, respectively
• B. C terminal and N terminal, respectively
• C. reducing end and non reducing end, respectively
• D. non reducing end and reducing end, respectively

Answer 1

The correct option is C reducing end and non reducing end, respectively

In a polysaccharide chain, the right end is called the reducing end and the left end is called the non reducing end.
In a protein chain, the amino acid present at the left end is the first amino acid and the amino acid present at the right is the last amino acid of the protein. The first amino acid is the known as the N-terminal and the last is known as C-terminal amino acid.