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ChemistryBiomoleculesCARBOHYDRATESEasy2 minPYQ_2002
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Cellulose is a polymer of:NEET 2002

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Cellulose is a polymer of glucose glucose units are attached to each other by to bonds through p-glycosidic linkage in structure of cellulose. Related Theory 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. Fructose is a monosaccharide that is found in fruits and vegetables. They have a fivemembered carbon ring and the general formula is . Insulin is a naturally occurring homopolymer of fructose which consists of 3-60 monomers.

Stream:NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:BiomoleculesSubtopic:CARBOHYDRATES
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