Hyaluronic acid solutions serve as lubricants in the fluid of joints and are present in the vitreous humor of the eye. A portion of its structure is shown below.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Hyaluronic acid is a homopolysaccharide.
B) Hyaluronic acid is a heteropolysaccharide.
C) Hyaluronic acid is made of D-glucose residues.
D) The monosaccharide residues in hyaluronic acid are of furanose form.
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