Which monosaccharide units are present in starch, cellulose and glucose and which linkages link these units?

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Monosaccharides units present in starch, cellulose and glucose can be determined by knowing the product of their hydrolysis.
(i) Starch is a polysaccharide of $α -$ glucose in which two types of linkage are observed i.e., $C_{1} - C_{6} a n d C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage.
(ii) Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide of $β - D$ glucose in which glucose are linked together by $C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage.
(iii) Glucose is a monosaccharide.

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The correct statements among the following are

A) The minimum number of carbon atoms present in a monosaccharide is 6

B) Among glucose, Lactose, Maltose and Sucrose,non reducing sugar is sucrose

C) In amylopectin of starch, branched chain are due to 1,4 - linkages

D) In cellulose, β - D - glucose units are joined by 1,4 - glycosidic linkages

C - 1

C - 4

C - 1

C - 6

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