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Which disaccharide is found in milk?
Which disaccharide is found in milk?
- Maltose
- Lactose (correct)
- Cellobiose
- Sucrose
What is the clinical significance of sucrase deficiency?
What is the clinical significance of sucrase deficiency?
- Diarrhea and flatulence (correct)
- Improved digestion
- Weight gain
- Constipation
Which functional group is characteristic of carbohydrates?
Which functional group is characteristic of carbohydrates?
- Amino group
- Sulfhydryl group
- Carbonyl group
- Hydroxyl group (correct)
What are the two monosaccharides present in maltose?
What are the two monosaccharides present in maltose?
What is the consequence of failure to metabolize that is mentioned in the text?
What is the consequence of failure to metabolize that is mentioned in the text?
Which inherited metabolic disorder is treated using the substance mentioned in the text?
Which inherited metabolic disorder is treated using the substance mentioned in the text?
Which functional groups are involved in the oxidation reactions of monosaccharides?
Which functional groups are involved in the oxidation reactions of monosaccharides?
What is the product of reducing the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide?
What is the product of reducing the carbonyl group in a monosaccharide?
How are aldonic acids oxidized?
How are aldonic acids oxidized?
Which reaction involves the formation of phosphate esters in monosaccharides?
Which reaction involves the formation of phosphate esters in monosaccharides?
Which functional group in glucose is replaced by a phosphate group to produce glucose 1-phosphate?
Which functional group in glucose is replaced by a phosphate group to produce glucose 1-phosphate?
The replacement of a hydroxyl group with an amino group in a monosaccharide leads to the formation of:
The replacement of a hydroxyl group with an amino group in a monosaccharide leads to the formation of:
Which two compounds are produced when enzymes catalyze the esterification of the hemiacetal and primary alcohol groups in glucose?
Which two compounds are produced when enzymes catalyze the esterification of the hemiacetal and primary alcohol groups in glucose?
Which biomolecule group are amino sugars important building blocks of?
Which biomolecule group are amino sugars important building blocks of?
Which compounds serve as biochemical markers on red blood cells to distinguish different blood types?
Which compounds serve as biochemical markers on red blood cells to distinguish different blood types?
What type of reaction occurs between a monosaccharide in its cyclic form and an alcohol to form a glycoside?
What type of reaction occurs between a monosaccharide in its cyclic form and an alcohol to form a glycoside?
