NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020ChemistryBiomoleculesPractice
Which of the following treatment will convert starch directly into glucose?
Options
- AHeating with dilute H 2 S O 4
- BFermentation by diastase
- CFermentation by zymase
- DHeating with dilute NaOH
Correct answer
A. Heating with dilute H 2 S O 4
Step-by-step solution
Fermentation by diastase will convert starch into maltose but not into glucose. Zymase does not effect starch. Further, dilute NaOH will not hydrolyse starch because the various glucose units in it are linked to each other by glycosidic (ether) linkage which are resistant to hydrolysis by NaOH. Thus only dilute H 2 S O 4 will hydrolyse starch into glucose. C 6 H 10 O 5 x S t a r c h → n H 2 O e n z y m e s C 6 H 12 O 6 Glucose