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Which of the following can be classified as polysaccharides ? 

a) cellulose 

b) starch 

c) maltose 

d) aldohexose 

 

Option: 1

a,b,c 


Option: 2

b,c,d 


Option: 3

a,b


Option: 4

c,d 


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As we have learnt,

Polysaccharides are carbohydrates that give a large number of monosaccharides units upon hydrolysis. Cellulose , Starch are polysaccharides.

Maltose is a disaccharide and aldohexose is a monosaccharide.

It is to be noted that aldohexose represents a family of carbohydrates having six carbon atoms and also having an aldehyde functional group. It represents the Glucose family consisting of Glucose and its different stereoisomers.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (C)

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Sanket Gandhi

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