Cellulose is plant polysaccharide. It is not digested by human system due to the absence of cellulose enzyme in the body.
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Study the given statements and select the correct answer. (i) Cellulose is a homospolymer of glucose. (ii) Inulin is a homopolymer of fructose. (iii) Starch gives blue colour and glycogen gives red colour with iodine solution. (iv) Cellulose gives no colour with iodine solution.
Read the given statements. (i) Fructose is the sweetest sugar. (ii) Glycine is the simplest amino acid. (iii) Lactose is a disaccharide composed of one molecule each of glucose and galactose. (iv) Cellulose is an unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by beta-1 , 4-glycosidic bond. Which of the given statements are correct ?
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