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Starch is a polymer of which of the following sugars?

Options

  1. AGlucose
  2. BFructose
  3. CLactose
  4. DRibose

Correct answer

A. Glucose

Step-by-step solution

Starch is a polysaccharide that serves as the major energy storage carbohydrate in plants. It is a polymer composed entirely of -D-glucose units. Starch consists of two components: amylose, which is a linear polymer of glucose linked by -1,4-glycosidic bonds, and amylopectin, which is a branched polymer of glucose linked by -1,4 and -1,6-glycosidic bonds. Answer: Glucose

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