Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to starch?
A
It is a reducing carbohydrate
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B
It is a polymer of α-D-glucose
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C
It consists of branched chains
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D
It consists of amylose and amylopectin
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Solution
The correct option is A It is a reducing carbohydrate Starch is a non-reducing saccharide as it does not reduce Fehling’s solution or Tollen’s reagent. This indicates that all hemiacetal hydroxyl groups of glucose units are not free nut are linked by glycosidic bonds.
Starch is polymer of α-D-glucose only.
Starch consist of two components amylose and amylopectin.
Amylose is a polysaccharide made of several α-D-glucose units. They are linked by C1−C4 glycosidic bonds.
Amylopectin is a branched polymer of several α-D-glucose molecules. 80% of amylopectin is present in starch. Amylopectin molecules are linked by C1−C4 glycosidic bonds and C1−C6 glycosidic bonds.