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COMEDK · Chemistry · 30. Biomolecules

Pick out the incorrect statement(s) from the following.
1. Glucose exists in two different crystalline forms, \(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose.
2. \(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose are anomers.
3. \(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose are enantiomers.
4. Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide made of only \(\beta\)-D-glucose units.
5. Starch is a mixture of amylase and amylopectin, both contain unbranched chain of \(\alpha\)-D-glucose units.

  1. A 2 and 3 only
  2. B 3 and 5 only
  3. C 3 and 4 only
  4. D 1 and 2 only
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(B) 3 and 5 only

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Statement 1 is correct: Glucose exists in two crystalline forms, \(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose, which differ in the configuration of the hydroxyl group at the C-1 carbon. Statement 2 is correct: \(\alpha\)-D-glucose and \(\beta\)-D-glucose are anomers because they…