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What characteristic feature distinguishes cellulose from starch and glycogen?

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Cellulose is made of fructose monomers, while starch and glycogen are made of glucose.

Cellulose forms complex helices that can hold iodine molecules, giving a blue color.

Cellulose is a homopolymer of glucose, while starch and glycogen are not.

Only cellulose is used in the production of plant cell walls and cotton ﬁbres.

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Only cellulose is used in the production of plant cell walls and cotton ﬁbres.

Starch forms helical secondary structures. In fact, starch can hold I₂ molecules in the helical portion. The starch-I₂ is blue in colour. Cellulose does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold I₂.

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