NEET Solved Paper 2018 Question 11

Question: The difference between amylose and amylopectin is [NEET - 2018]

Options:

A) Amylopectin have 1 $ \to $ 4 $ \alpha $ -linkage and 1 $ \to $ 6 $ \beta $ -linkage

B) Amylose have 1 $ \to $ 4 $ \alpha $ -linkage and 1 $ \to $ 6 $ \beta $ -linkage

C) Amylopectin have 1 $ \to $ 4 $ \alpha $ -linkage and 1 $ \to $ 6 $ \alpha $ -linkage

D) Amylose is made up of glucose and galactose

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • Amylose and Amylopectin are polymers of $ \alpha - $ D-glucose, so $ \beta $ -link is not possible. Amylose is linear with 1 $ \to $ 4 $ \alpha $ -linkage whereas Amylopectin is branched and has both 1 $ \to $ 4 and 1 $ \to $ 6 $ \alpha $ -linkages. So option [c] should be the correct option.


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