Question

Glycogen is a polymer of ________________

(a) β-Glucose

(b) α-Glucose

(c) α (1,6)-Glucose

(d) β (1,4)-Glucose

I had been asked this question by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

Origin of the question is Fermentation Biochemistry topic in chapter The Biochemistry of Fermentation of Fermentation Technology

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) α-Glucose

The explanation is: Glycogen is a polymer of α-D-Glucose with a molecular weight of the order of 10^8. It has a branched structure containing chains of 10-14 residues of glucose. It is synthesized from glucose.