5 Questions
What type of bond is formed between two monosaccharides when the -OH group of one sugar reacts with the anomeric carbon of the other sugar?
O-glycosidic bond
Which type of reaction is involved in the formation of acetal from a hemiacetal during the joining of two monosaccharides?
Condensation
How can disaccharides be hydrolyzed to yield their constituent monosaccharides?
By boiling with dilute acid
What happens when sucrose is hydrolyzed?
It converts into glucose and fructose
Why is the mixture of glucose and fructose obtained from the hydrolysis of sucrose called 'invert sugar'?
Because it is strongly levorotatory
Test your knowledge of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and glycosidic bonds with this quiz. Learn about the formation and hydrolysis of O-glycosidic bonds and how disaccharides can be broken down into constituent monosaccharides. Explore the reaction involving sucrose and glucose.
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