NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cellulose is a type of ____
A
carbohydrate
B
nucleic acid
C
lipid
D
protein
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -cellulose, a complex carbohydrate, or polysaccharide, consisting of 3, 000 or more glucose units.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cellulose is an example of a Carbohydrate as it is made of polysaccharides.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellulose is a linear polysaccharide polymer with many glucose monosaccharide units. The acetal linkage is beta which makes it different from starch. This peculiar difference in acetal linkages results in a major difference in digestibility in humans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, cellulose is not a protein.-Carbohydrate-Glucose sugar is a carbohydrate and polysaccharide chain of the polymer cellulose made up of several repeating units of the monomer $D-Glucose$. Hence, we can say that cellulose is a carbohydrate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cellulose is an important structural component of the cell walls of plants and many algae. Human uses of cellulose include the production of cardboard and paper, which consist mostly of cellulose from wood and cotton.

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