Biomolecules Ques 6
6. Which is the correct statement?
[2001]
(a) Starch is a polymer of $\alpha$-glucose
(b) In cyclic structure of fructose, there are five carbons and one oxygen atom
(c) Amylose is a component of starch
(d) Proteins are composed of multiple types of amino acids
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Solution:
Starch is also known 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 rings joined through oxygen atoms.
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