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Glycogen is a homonpolymer made up of

A

glucose units

B

galactose units

C

ribose units

D

amino acids.

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Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose. It is readily soluble in water. It consists of `alpha-D` glucose units , mostly linked by 1-4 glycosidic linkage, and is highly branched via frequent 1-6 linkages.
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