Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose?

  1. Starch

  2. Glycogen

  3. Cellulose

  4. Glycerol
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Explanation

Glycerol belongs to the alcohol family of organic compounds.It is not apolymer of glucose.After ethanol and carbon dioxide, glycerol is the most abundant product of yeast fermentation .It is a syrupy, sweet, colorless or yellowish liquid,obtained from fats and oils as a byproduct of saponification and used as a solvent, an antifreeze, a plasticizer, and a sweetener and in the manufacture of dynamite, cosmetics, liquid soaps, inks, and lubricants.

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