Question

A molecule of amylopectin which 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

This question was posed to me in class test.

My question is from Carbohydrate in section Biomolecules and Catalysis of Life Sciences

Answer 1

Right option is (b) 1

To explain: Correct answer is 1 as no matter how many residues are there but a molecule of amylopectin has only one reducing end.