Biomolecules

It does not reduce Fehling's solution nor Tollen's reagent.

On heating with dil. \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4\) under pressure, Cellulose gets hydrolysed to D-Glucose.

It is a straight chain polysaccharide made of \(\beta-\mathrm{D}\)-glucose units.

The \(\beta\)-glycosidic linkages are between \(\mathrm{C_1}\) of one Glucose unit and \(\mathrm{C_5}\) of the next Glucose unit.