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Question
Which monosaccharide units are present in starch, cellulose and glucose and which linkages link these units?
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Solution
In starch a-glucose units are present, in cellulose β-D glucose units are present. In starch and glycogen glycosidic a-linkage is present and in cellulose glycosidic β-linkage is present between glucose units.
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