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Biology · BIOMOLECULES
हिन्दीConsider the following statements regarding polysaccharides: (A) Cellulose is a homopolymer consisting only of glucose monomers. (B) Inulin is a fructosan polymer composed of fructose units. (C) In a polysaccharide chain such as glycogen, the right end is called the non-reducing end and the left end is the reducing end. (D) Starch forms helical secondary structures capable of holding \( \text{I}_2 \) molecules, whereas cellulose lacks complex helices and cannot hold \( \text{I}_2 \). Which of the above statements are correct?
Correct answer · Option 3
(A), (B) and (D) only
Explanation
Statement (C) is false because in a polysaccharide chain, the right end is the reducing end and the left end is the non-reducing end. Statements (A), (B), and (D) are true.
