Number of glucose residues present in each spiral turn of glycogen is
A
4
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B
6
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C
8
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D
10
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Solution
The correct option is D10 Glycogen is a branched biopolymer consisting of linear chains of glucose residues with an average chain length of approximately 10-14 glucose units. Glucose units are linked together linearly by α(1→4) glycosidic bonds from one glucose to the next.