BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following items is a polymer of glucose?
A
starch
B
cellulose
C
glycogen
D
All of These
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. (iv) Glycogen Explanation: Glycogen is a polymer of glucose found in lever, brain and muscles of animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract: Important glucose polymers to animals are glycogen, starch, and cellulose. The b-1, 4 glycosidic linkages of cellulose prevent it from being digested by constitutive enzymes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Starch is comprised principally of two glucose polymers, amylose and amylopectin. Both polymers are made up of d-glucose units in cyclic pyranose form, linked through glycosidic bonds between carbons 1 and 4 of adjacent glucose monomers (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-4: -Inulin is not a polymer of glucose.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct answer is ‘Glycogen’

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