Question

Complete the following statement. Cellulose and amylose are ________. 1,4' linked polymers of D-glucose which differ in the stereochemistry of this linkage 1,6' linked polymers of D-glucose which differ in the stereochemistry of this linkage polymers of D-glucose which are structurally isomeric polymers of D-galactose which are structurally isomeric synonyms for the only polymeric form of D-glucose

Answer 1

1,4' linked polymers of D-glucose which differ in the stereochemistry of this linkage

Step-by-step explanation:

Cellulose and amylose are polymers of glucose. Amylose's monomeric units are linked by alpha α-1,-4-glycosidic bonds and cellulose monomeric units are joined by β 1-4 glycosidic bonds. These two substances are carbonhydrates; polysaccharides in particular: polymeric carbohydrates composed of monosaccharide units linked toghether by glcosidic bonds.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: 1,4' linked polymers of D-glucose which differ in the stereochemistry of this linkage.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cellulose and amylose are both polysaccharides and polymers of glucose (which means that they are composed of glucose molecules). While cellulose is mostly found on the cell wall of plants and algae, amylose (along with amylopectin) form the main carbohydrate in humans' diets: starch.

While the glucose molecules in amylose are linked by α(1-4) glycosidic bonds, the glucose molecules in cellulose have β(1-4) glycosidic bonds. This particularity is what makes amylose and cellulose compounds differ from one another.