QUESTION 14 Which of the following polysccharides have b (14) glycosidic linkages? (1) The heretopolysaccharide found in bacterial cell wall (2) Chitin (3) Cellulose only 3 O 1 and 3 2 and 3 1 and 2 O 1,2 and 3

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Which of the following polysccharides have b (14) glycosidic linkages?
(1) The heretopolysaccharide found in bacterial cell wall
(2) Chitin
(3) Cellulose
only 3
1 and 3
2 and 3
1 and 2
O 1.2 and 3
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTION 14 Which of the following polysccharides have b (14) glycosidic linkages? (1) The heretopolysaccharide found in bacterial cell wall (2) Chitin (3) Cellulose only 3 1 and 3 2 and 3 1 and 2 O 1.2 and 3
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Cellulose and chitin are two significant polymers found in nature. A polysaccharide called cellulose is formed from D-glucose monomer linear chains. Another organic compound called chitin is made up of modified glucose monomers, also known as N-acetylglucosamines, which are glucose derivatives.

Chitin is the principal structural polymer present in the fungal cell wall, whereas cellulose is a prominent structural polymer in the primary cell walls of plant cells.

β-1,4 glycosidic bond is formed by covalent bonding of oxygen to the C1 of one glucose ring and the C4 of the connecting ring. 

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