Humans do not have the ability to utilize cellulose as a food source because we don't have the enzyme needed to break the glycosidic linkage between the glucose monomers that make up the cellulose polymer. On the other hand, we can break the glycosidic linkage between glucose monomers of amylose. What is the difference between these two polymers that is the reason for this? A. The glycosidic linkage in cellulose is 1-4 and in amylose it is 1-6. B. The glycosidic linkage in cellulose is 1-6 and in amylose it is 1-4. C. They are enantiomers. D. They are composed of different types of glucose monomers. E. Amylose is branched but cellulose is not.
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