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Which type of isomer is generated when an additional asymmetric center is created when a cyclic hemiacetal is formed?
Which type of isomer is generated when an additional asymmetric center is created when a cyclic hemiacetal is formed?
- Anomer (correct)
- Diastereoisomer
- Enantiomer
- Epimer
What type of bonds join one monosaccharide to another in polysaccharides?
What type of bonds join one monosaccharide to another in polysaccharides?
- Glycosidic bonds (correct)
- Ester bonds
- Peptide bonds
- Phosphodiester bonds
What is the correct designation for a triose ketose sugar?
What is the correct designation for a triose ketose sugar?
- Dihydroxyacetone
- Ketotriose (correct)
- Glyceraldehyde
- Aldotriose
Which type of bond is present in the branches of glycogen and starch?
Which type of bond is present in the branches of glycogen and starch?
What is the structure of cellulose?
What is the structure of cellulose?
Which type of glycoprotein is a key component of mucus?
Which type of glycoprotein is a key component of mucus?
What is the function of proteoglycans?
What is the function of proteoglycans?
Which type of isomer is not a mirror image of each other?
Which type of isomer is not a mirror image of each other?
What is the correct designation for a ketose sugar with three carbons?
What is the correct designation for a ketose sugar with three carbons?
Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving sucrose into its component monosaccharides?
Which enzyme is responsible for cleaving sucrose into its component monosaccharides?
Which type of sugar forms both pyranose and furanose rings?
Which type of sugar forms both pyranose and furanose rings?
What is the function of glycogen?
What is the function of glycogen?
What type of bonds are present in the branches of glycogen and starch?
What type of bonds are present in the branches of glycogen and starch?
Which type of bond can join one monosaccharide to another in polysaccharides?
Which type of bond can join one monosaccharide to another in polysaccharides?
What is the correct designation for an aldehyde sugar with five carbons?
What is the correct designation for an aldehyde sugar with five carbons?
What is the structure of cellulose?
What is the structure of cellulose?
Which type of glycoprotein is a key component of mucus?
Which type of glycoprotein is a key component of mucus?
Which type of isomer is generated when an additional asymmetric center is created when a cyclic hemiacetal is formed?
Which type of isomer is generated when an additional asymmetric center is created when a cyclic hemiacetal is formed?
Which type of molecule are monosaccharides?
Which type of molecule are monosaccharides?
How do sugars attach to proteins in glycoproteins?
How do sugars attach to proteins in glycoproteins?
What is the structure of cellulose?
What is the structure of cellulose?
What is the common pentasaccharide core in N-linked oligosaccharides?
What is the common pentasaccharide core in N-linked oligosaccharides?
What is the function of proteoglycans?
What is the function of proteoglycans?
What is the correct designation for an aldose sugar with six carbons?
What is the correct designation for an aldose sugar with six carbons?
What is a glycosaminoglycan?
What is a glycosaminoglycan?
What is the point of complex sugar structures and glycoproteins?
What is the point of complex sugar structures and glycoproteins?
What do glycan-binding proteins bind to?
What do glycan-binding proteins bind to?
