WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Macromolecule chitin is

    A)  nitrogen containing polysaccharide

    B)  phosphorus containing polysaccharide

    C)  sulphur containing polysaccharide

    D)  simple polysaccharide

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Macromolecule chitin is a complex polysaccharide containing amino sugars and chemically   modified    sugars    (e.g., glucosamine, N-acetyl galactosamine, etc).  Polysaccharides are long carbohydrate molecules of monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds. They have a general formula \[{{C}_{x}}{{({{H}_{2}}O)}_{y}}.\]


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