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The complete hydrolysis of starch yields:

Options

  1. ASucrose
  2. BFructose
  3. CBoth glucose and fructose
  4. DGlucose

Correct answer

D. Glucose

Step-by-step solution

Starch is a polysaccharide composed entirely of -D-glucose units. It consists of two components: amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is a linear polymer of -D-glucose linked by C1-C4 glycosidic bonds, while amylopectin is a branched polymer of -D-glucose linked by C1-C4 and C1-C6 glycosidic bonds. Therefore, the complete hydrolysis of starch breaks all the glycosidic bonds, yielding only glucose molecules. Answer: Glucose

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