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A molecule of amylopectin contains 1500 glucose residues and is branched after every 30 residues. How many reducing ends are there?
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A molecule of amylopectin contains 1500 glucose residues and is branched after every 30 residues. How many reducing ends are there?

A.

0

B.

1

C.

2

D.

5

Correct option is B


Amylopectin is a branched polysaccharide, but it has only one reducing end regardless of the number of branches. The rest are non-reducing ends, which serve as sites for enzymatic action during hydrolysis.

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