Biomolecules - Result Question 14
####14. Which is correct statement?
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(a) Starch is a polymer of $\alpha$-glucose
(b) In cyclic structure of fructose, there are four carbons and one oxygen atom
(c) Amylose is a component of cellulose
(d) Proteins are composed of only one type of amino acids
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Solution:
- (a) Starch is also know as amylum which occurs in all green plants. A molecule of starch $(C_6 H _{10} O_5) _{n}$ is built of a large number of $\alpha$-glucose ring joined through oxygen-atom.
