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Interpretation:
There is one glycosidic linkage not highlighted in Figure 26-52 and another in Figure 26-53. Each one is to be identified, and the kind of glycosidic linkage is to be classified.
Concept introduction:
Polysaccharides are long chains of carbohydrate molecules. The monosaccharide units are combined together by glycosidic bond to form polysaccharides. Figure 26-52 is that of amylopectin, and Figure 26-53 is that of cellulose.
Amylopectin, a branched storage polysaccharide, consists of a main chain that consists of glucose units joined by
Cellulose, a structural polysaccharide, is the main component of plants’ cell walls, making up about one-third of all plant matter. Cellulose consists of long, unbranched chains of d-glucose. In cellulose the glucose units are linked by
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