Which of the following statements is correct?

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A polymer of $α -$ Glucose is readily digested by human beings and not that of $β -$ glucose.

A polymer of $β -$ Glucose is readily digested by human being and not that of $α -$ glucose

Polymers of both $α -$ and $β -$ glucoses are readily digested by human beings

Polymers of both $α -$ and $β -$ glucose are not readily digested by human beings

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$α -$ Glucose (starch) is readily digested by human beings but a polymer of $β -$ glucose (cellulose) is not digestable.

Polymer of d-glucose is starch which is readily digested by humans as

$2 {(C_{6} H_{19} O_{4})}_{4} \frac{n H_{1} O}{diastase} \to n C_{12} H_{22} O_{14} \overset{Maltase}{⟶} 2 C_{4} H_{12} O_{6}$

Polymer of β $β$ -glucose is cellulose which is not digested by human beings.

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