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Q.

Cellulose does not give blue colour with iodine because 

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a

it is a helical molecule

b

it is a disaccharide

c

it breaks down when iodine reacts with it 

d

it does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules

answer is D.

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Cellulose is a polymer of glucose subunits linked together by (14) glycosidic bonds. It is a major structural component of plant cell walls. Cellulose does not form a blue colour with iodine because it does not contain complex helices.
(1) Cellulose does not react with iodine in a way that results in its breakdown.
(2) Cellulose is a polysaccharide.
(3) Cellulose is a linear chain of ß glucose molecules. It is does not form helices (secondary structure).

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