Number of chiral carbon in $\beta-D-(+)$ glucose is:

Number of chiral carbon in $\beta-D-(+)$ glucose is:
  1. five
  2. six
  3. three
  4. four

Solution

Related Theory Cellulose is a linear polysaccharide polymer of $\beta-D$ glucose monosaccharide units. The acetal linkage is $\beta$ which makes it different from starch.

Asked in: NEET 2004

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