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Glucose can exist in straight-chain or cyclic form. in which combination does glucose link together in a polysaccharide?

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Cyclic forms

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The hydrates of carbon are called carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are known as saccharides. The simplest carbohydrates are the monosaccharides such as glucose, fructose. Monosaccharides are the units of polysaccharides such as starch, cellulose. Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic bonds in cyclic form. The glucose molecules in polysaccharides are linked in the cyclic form. It is formed when the hydroxyl group on carbon 5 linked to the aldehyde carbon 1 .

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