alleryThe water soluble component of starch is:
AAmylase
BAmylene
CAmyloid
DAmylose
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Amylose
1. Starch has two components in it.
2. One is a long unbranched chain, about a fifth of the whole.
3. That soluble part is amylose.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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