Derivatives of Monosaccharides
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What type of derivatives can monosaccharides form with multiple hydroxyl groups?

  • Sugar aldehydes
  • Sugar ketones
  • Sugar phosphates (correct)
  • Amino acids

    • What is the result of oxidation of monosaccharides?

  • Sugar acids (correct)
  • Sugar amines
  • Sugar aldehydes
  • Sugar esters

    • What type of compounds are formed by reducing the carbonyl group of sugars?

  • Sugar aldehydes
  • Sugar alcohols (correct)
  • Sugar ketones
  • Sugar amines

    • What is the function of Cu2O in testing for excess sugar in urine?

    <p>It forms a red precipitate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of oxidation of C1 of aldoses?

    <p>Aldonic acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the enediol of lactone derived from D-glucaronate?

    <p>Absorbic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of converting an OH group to an amino group in a monosaccharide?

    <p>Amination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sugars are building blocks of DNA?

    <p>Deoxy sugars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the simplest type of oligosaccharide?

    <p>Disaccharide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the bond that links monosaccharides to form oligo- and polysaccharides?

    <p>Glycosidic bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the amino derivative derived from galactose?

    <p>Galactosamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for sugars that have been modified to have an amino group?

    <p>Amino sugars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sugars are acetals, such as sucrose?

    <p>Non-reducing sugars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the reducing end in a polysaccharide?

    <p>It gives directionality to the polysaccharide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of polysaccharide is glycogen?

    <p>Storage polysaccharide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are polysaccharides synthesized?

    <p>By the addition of monosaccharides or disaccharides without a template</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of polysaccharides based on?

    <p>The biological role of the polysaccharide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common monosaccharide unit of amylose, amylopectin, and glycogen?

    <p>α-D-glucopyranose</p> Signup and view all the answers

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