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Why is cellulose called homopolymer?
Why is cellulose called homopolymer?
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Cellulose on hydrolysis gives
only one type of monosaccharide
.
Cellulose is a linear polymer of
β-D-glucose units
connected through β-1, 4-glycosidic bonds.
Hence, cellulose is a
homopolymer or homoglycan
since it is made up of only one type of monosaccharide.
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