Question

The glycosidic linkage involved in linking the glucose units in amylose part of starch is

(a) C1 -C4 β-linkage (b) C1 -C6 α-linkage (c) C1 -C4 α-linkage (d) C1 -C6 β-linkage​

Answer 1

Answer:

C1-C4 α linkage

Explanation:

Amylases starch is a polymer of glucose molecule linked with glycosidic linkage. It comes in two forms, i.e amylose and amylopectin. Here amylose shows a linear structure of glucose units linked together by glycosidic bonds to form a helical structure.

Amylose is a polysaccharide made of α−D−glucose units, bonded to each other through α(1→4) glycosidic bonds.

It is one of the two components of starch, making up approximately 20-30%.

Answer 2

Answer

c

Explanation:

c1-c4 alpha linkage