2002 AIPMT BiomoleculesPolysaccharides Easy Question 1 of 2 in Polysaccharides

Cellulose is polymer of : -

A Glucose
B Fructose
C Ribose
D Sucrose

The answer is A.

Solution

Cellulose is a straight-chain polysaccharide made of $\beta$-D-glucose units joined by $\beta(1\rightarrow4)$ glycosidic linkages.
It is the main constituent of plant cell walls.
(Starch and glycogen are polymers of $\alpha$-D-glucose; fructose polymers are called fructans, e.g. inulin.)
So cellulose is a polymer of glucose.

Concept Cellulose made of beta glucose

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