Question

Draw the structures of glucose, fructose, sucrose, starch, and cellulose (your structures must show the correct stereochemistry; for starch and cellulose draw at least two repeating units). Comment on the structural differences between starch and cellulose and how that relates to their relative viability as a biomass feedstock.

Answer 1

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