Chapter 8

Glucose, with its four chiral carbon atoms, has possible stereoisomers. A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

The smallest aldose is . A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

The monosaccharides -D-galactose and -D-galactose are A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

Bulky ring substituents preferentially occupy positions in the chair conformation. A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

The sugars are monosaccharides in which a hydroxyl group is replaced with a hydrogen atom. A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

The disaccharide commonly found in dairy products is . A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

is a homopolymer composed of (1-4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues that is the principle structural component of the exoskeleton of various groups of invertebrates. A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

Both (14) and (16) bonds can be found in the plant product A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

An example of a homopolysaccharide in liver and muscle is . A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

is a heteropolymer composed of D-glucoronate and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine that acts as shock absorber and lubricant. A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

The main component of a bacterial cell wall is a . A) eight B) deoxy C) peptidoglycan D) axial E) anomers F) two G) lactose H) glyceraldehyde I) amylopectin J) epimers K) sixteen L) glycogen M) equatorial N) chitin O) hyaluronic acid P ) amylose

How many stereoisomers are possible for an aldopentose such as ribose?

. How many stereoisomers are possible for a ketopentose such as ribulose?

Which sugar shown in the figure above is the enantiomer of sugar A?

Which two sugars shown in the figure above are epimers?

Which of the structures shown in the figure above is galactose?

Which structure(s) shown in the figure above represent reducing sugar(s)?

Which structure shown in the figure above is a ketohexose?

Which structure shown in the figure above is ribose?

The structures shown in the figure above are represented as

Alcohols react with aldehydes to form

At equilibrium in solution, D-glucose consists of a mixture of its anomers. Which statement most accurately describes this solution?

The structure shown in the figure above represents a

Which of the carbon atoms shown in the figure above represent the anomeric carbon?

The configuration around which carbon atom shown in the figure above determines

The transformation of a monosaccharide into its require the assistance of a catalyst.

Which of the following sugars is not a reducing sugar?

Uronic acids

The sialic acids

The bonding of alcohols to the anomeric center of a carbohydrate results in the formation of a(n) bond.

A saccharide that has free aldehyde group is called a(n)

D-Allose is an aldohexose. Methylation of which hydroxyl group on -D-allopyranose prevents the molecule from mutarotating to -D-allopyranose?

Which of the following is the most abundant disaccharide?

Which of the following is a disaccharide?

Which of these is not an artificial sweetener?

Which of the following statements applies to all artificial sweeteners?

Which of the following polysaccharides cannot be digested by mammalian salivary, gastric, or pancreatic enzymes?

Which of the following polysaccharides cannot be digested by mammalian salivary, gastric, or pancreatic enzymes?

Which of these polysaccharides is a branched polymer?

Chitin differs from cellulose due to

Cellulose is

Which polysaccharide is found in a helically coiled conformation?

Which of the following is a mixture of two types of polymers?

Starch is a mixture of

Which of the following is an example of a heteropolysaccharide?

Glycoproteins

Bacterial cell walls are composed of

N-linked oligosaccharides can be covalently linked to proteins at which amino acid?

Which statement about N-linked glycosylation is correct?

Which of the following sequences represents a recognition site for N-linked glycosylation where X is any amino acid except Pro?

O-linked oligosaccharides are commonly attached to the —OH group of

Proteins that bind to specific carbohydrates are called