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Q.Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives

a) L-Glucose
b) D-Fructose
c) D-Ribose
d) D-Glucose
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Step 1. Recall from §14.1.6 that cellulose is a straight-chain homopolysaccharide in which D-glucose units are linked exclusively by β(1,4) glycosidic bonds.

Step 2. Because cellulose is built from only ONE kind of monosaccharide (glucose, in its natural D configuration), complete hydrolysis of every β(1,4) glycosidic bond in the chain releases nothing but free …

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