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What is the simplest carbohydrate?
What is the simplest carbohydrate?
- D-Glucose
- Glycerol
- Glyceraldehyde (correct)
- Glucose-6-phosphate
What type of monosaccharide is D-Glucose?
What type of monosaccharide is D-Glucose?
- Aldose (correct)
- Ketose
- Epimer
- Triose
What is the main component of carbohydrates?
What is the main component of carbohydrates?
- Carbon atoms (correct)
- Functional groups
- Hydrogen atoms
- Oxygen atoms
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Study Notes
- Carbohydrates are composed of a chain of carbon atoms with a functional group at one end.
- Monosaccharides are made up of a single carbon atom with a functional group at one end.
- There are three types of monosaccharides: aldoses, ketoses, and epimers.
- D-Glucose is the most important naturally occurring aldose/monosaccharide.
- Monosaccharides participate in many reactions, including oxidation, reduction, dehydration, and formation of esters and glycosides.
- Glyceraldehyde (triose) is the simplest carbohydrate and is used as a reference to write the configuration of all other monosaccharides.
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