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Which of the following is not a polysaccharide?

 

Option: 1

Cellulose

 


Option: 2

Maltose

 


Option: 3

Starch 

 


Option: 4

Glycogen


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Polysaccharides are those carbohydrates which yield a very large number of monosaccharide units (>10) on hydrolysis. Maltose \mathrm{\mathrm{C}_{12} \mathrm{H}_{22} \mathrm{O}_{11}} is a disaccharide that gives two monosaccharide units (glucose) on hydrolysis.

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