amylopectin by the methylation and hydrolysis procedure described yielded 12.4 mg of 2,3‑di‑O‑methylglucose. Determine what percentage of the glucose residues in amylopectin contained an (α1→6) branch. (Assume that the average molecular weight of a glucose residue in amylopectin is 162 g/mol and the molecular weight of 2,3‑di‑O‑methylglucose

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Treatment of a 258 mg sample of amylopectin by the methylation and hydrolysis procedure described yielded 12.4 mg of 2,3‑di‑O‑methylglucose. Determine what percentage of the glucose residues in amylopectin contained an (α1→6) branch. (Assume that the average molecular weight of a glucose residue in amylopectin is 162 g/mol and the molecular weight of 2,3‑di‑O‑methylglucose is 208 g/mol.)
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α1→6) branched glucose residues:       %
 
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