Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives

Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives

  1. D-­fructose
  2. D-­glucose
  3. D­-ribose
  4. L-­glucose

Answer

Cellulose is a straight chain polysaccharide composed of D-­glucose units which are joined by β-glycosidic linkages. Hence, cellulose on hydrolysis produces only D-­glucose units.

The correct option is B.