CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives

    A)  D- fructose                       

    B)  D- ribose

    C)  D- glucose                         

    D)  L- glucose

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Partial hydrolysis of cellulose gives the disaccharide cellubiose\[({{C}_{12}}{{H}_{22}}{{O}_{11}}).\]Cellubiose resembles maltose (Which on acid catalysed hydrolysis yields two molar equivalents of D-glucose) in every respect except one the configuration of its glycosidic linkage.


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