Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 6 - No. 25)

The sugar residues of glycogen are:
In α(1 → 4) and α(1 → 6) linkages
In β(1 → 4) linkages
In α(1 → 4) linkages
None of the above

Explanation

Glycogen is a branched polymer of glucose having α(1 → 4) linkages in the main chain and α(1 → 6) linkages at the branch points

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