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Explain the structure of cellulose. Select the correct answer from above options

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Cellulose mainly αcurs in plants. Cell wall of plant cells is made up of cellulose. It is a long chain polymer. In cellulose, β-D-glucose units are linked by glycosidic linkage between C1 -of one unit of glucose and C4 of another glucose unit. Thus cellulose contains 1 → 4β glycosidic linkages like those in cellobiose.

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