Structural Polysaccharides

Question 1

Structure of cellulose

Answer 1

• each straight cellulose chain made up of 1000 B-glucose monomers
• B(1->4) gb

•OH groups free to hydrogen-bond with OH of other cellulose molecules lying parallel to it
=> cross linking by H.bonds -> microfibrils

•microfibrils-> macrofibrils => tensile strength