Multiple choice

Chitin, a polysaccharide cannot be digested by animals just like cellulose. But chitin possesses an acetyl-amino group at the second carbon unlike cellulose. What molecule is involved in the breaking of the beta-1,4-glycoside linkages of cellulose and chitin?

  1. Water

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Oxygen

  4. Alpha-1, 4- glycosidase

  5. Beta-1, 4- glycosidase

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Explanation

Both alpha and beta linkages in polysaccharides are hydrolyzed by adding water.