Question

what is the biochemical basis for tasteless nature of starch and cellulose​

Answer 1

Biochemical basis for tasteless nature of starch and cellulose is given below

• Cellulose and starch are made up of monomeric units of glucose. They are joined by glycosidic bonds. The large molecules do not interact with taste buds and thus are considered tasteless.
• Humans have enzymes that breakdown starch into its constituent unit glucose, thus making it taste sweet.
• On the other hand, cellulose is not broken down into its monomeric units due to absence of enzymes hence it does not taste sweet.