MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question

What type of glycosidic linkages are present in amylose?

(A) -1,4Correct
(B) -1,6
(C) - 1,4 and - 1,6
(D) -1,4 and - 1,6

Answer: (A)

Solution

Starch consists of two polysaccharides. Amylose (about 15-20%) is a long, unbranched chain of -D-glucose units joined only by -1,4 glycosidic linkages (C-1 of one unit to C-4 of the next). Amylopectin (80-85%) is branched, with

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