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Chapter 3: Q. 25 (page 94)

Why is it impossible for humans to digest food that contains cellulose?

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Humans cannot digest the food that contains cellulose as they lack the enzymes which can digest cellulose.

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01

Cellulose

Cellulose is a polysaccharide that is made up of many glucose units. The glucose units in cellulose are linked together by the beta 1, 4 glycosidic linkages.

02

Digestive enzymes 

In humans, the digestive enzymes can break the alpha 1, 4, and alpha 1, 6 glycosidic linkages but are unable to break the beta 1, 4 glycosidic linkages and hence is unable to digest the food containing cellulose.

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