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Which of the following represents the structure of cellulose?
Which of the following represents the structure of cellulose?
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The correct option is C
This is the structure of cellulose. First, to spot a cellulose structure you should identify glucose and half the job is done. But you need to note that glucose is made out of β-glycose molecules as monomers.
There are 2 options where we have glucose as the monomer. But the other one is α-glucose and another difference is that there are bonds between carbon-1 of a glucose and carbon-6 of another glucose. It's called a 1,6-glycosidic linkage. This other polymer is glycogen.
For more information, go to Biomolecules chapter.
This is the structure of cellulose. First, to spot a cellulose structure you should identify glucose and half the job is done. But you need to note that glucose is made out of β-glycose molecules as monomers.
There are 2 options where we have glucose as the monomer. But the other one is α-glucose and another difference is that there are bonds between carbon-1 of a glucose and carbon-6 of another glucose. It's called a 1,6-glycosidic linkage. This other polymer is glycogen.
For more information, go to Biomolecules chapter.
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