NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryBiomoleculesPractice
Which of the following can't be included under glucan?
Options
- AStarch
- BCellulose
- CPectin
- DGlycogen
Correct answer
C. Pectin
Step-by-step solution
A glucan is a polysaccharide of D-glucose linked by together glycosidic bonds. Starch - α -1, 4 and α -1, 6-glucans; Cellulose - -1, 4 -glucan; Glycogen - α -1, 4 and α -1, 6-glucans Pectin - α -, galacturonic acid. Pectin is found in the cell wall of plants.