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What is the most abundant monosaccharide in nature?
What is the most abundant monosaccharide in nature?
D-glucose
Define oligosaccharides and how are they formed?
Define oligosaccharides and how are they formed?
Oligosaccharides consist of short chains of monosaccharide units joined by glycosidic bonds.
Give an example of a disaccharide.
Give an example of a disaccharide.
Sucrose (cane sugar)
What are the two types of polysaccharides based on their function?
What are the two types of polysaccharides based on their function?
Name the sugar polymers containing more than 20 monosaccharide units.
Name the sugar polymers containing more than 20 monosaccharide units.
What are the two types of structural polysaccharides mentioned?
What are the two types of structural polysaccharides mentioned?
What are the two isomers of glucose with respect to the penultimate carbon atom?
What are the two isomers of glucose with respect to the penultimate carbon atom?
Explain what optical activity refers to in carbohydrates.
Explain what optical activity refers to in carbohydrates.
Give an example of a diastereoisomer of glucose.
Give an example of a diastereoisomer of glucose.
What does the term 'anomerism' refer to in carbohydrates?
What does the term 'anomerism' refer to in carbohydrates?
How are stored carbohydrates used as an energy source in animals and plants?
How are stored carbohydrates used as an energy source in animals and plants?
What is the biological function of carbohydrates in the biosynthesis of fats and proteins?
What is the biological function of carbohydrates in the biosynthesis of fats and proteins?
