WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    Sporopollenin is chemically

    A)  homopolysaccharide    

    B)  fatty substance

    C)  protein

    D)  heteropolysaccharide

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Sporopollenin is biologically most resistant organic material (fatty substance) found in the exine (outer wall) of spores and pollen grains. It consists of complex polymers with an emperical formula (\[{{C}_{90}}{{H}_{142}}{{O}_{36}}\]), formed by oxidative polymerization of carotenoids and their esters.


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