HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a polymer of glucose that makes up plant cell walls
A
cellulose
B
glycogen
C
starch
D
chitin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the cell walls of higher plants, the tensile fibers are made from the polysaccharide cellulose, the most abundant organic macromolecule on Earth, tightly linked into a network by cross-linking glycans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cellulose is a component of the cell walls in plants. It is non-reducing sugar as the aldehyde group is involved in glycosidic bond formation. It is a polysaccharide that consists of several glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. It is formed by beta 1, 4 linkage of the glucose unit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellulose is the most essential structural component of plant cell walls and the most common macromolecule and organic substance on the Earth. Cellulose is made up of carbohydrates which is a polysaccharide structure. Polysaccharide is made up of long chains of many sugar molecules that are chemically linked together.

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