Carbocation as an intermediate is likely to be formed in the reaction :

Options

A. a structual polysaccharide
B. structurally similar to amylopectein but extensively branched
C. a polymer of `beta ` - D - glucose units
D. structurally very much similar to amylopectin

Answer

B

Explanation

Glycogen is called animal starch because its structure is similar to that of amylopectin . The main difference between glycogen and amylopectin is that amylopectin chains consists of about 20 - 25 glucose of about 10 - 14 glucose units , i.e ., glycogen is highly branched .