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Which of the following statement is true for cellulose?
  1. β-1, 4 linkage and unbranched
  2. β-1, 4 linkage and branched
  3. α-1, 4 linkage and branched
  4. β-1, 6 linkage and unbranched

A
β-1, 4 linkage and branched
B
β-1, 4 linkage and unbranched
C
α-1, 4 linkage and branched
D
β-1, 6 linkage and unbranched
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Cellulose is a polymer of glucose. Cellulose is a structural polysaccharide. It is made up of a number of glucose molecules joined by β-1, 4 linkage. The cellulose molecule is an unbranched polymer of glucose unlike starch which is also a polymer of glucose but shows branching.

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