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What type of bonds link monosaccharide units in polysaccharides?
What is the main difference between the glucose units in glycogen and starch?
What is the function of cellulose in plants?
Why can't cellulose be digested in the human gastrointestinal tract?
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What is the main component of dietary fiber that is important for normal gastrointestinal function?
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What is the type of glycosidic linkages in cellulose?
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What is the normal concentration of lactate in plasma?
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What is the result of lactate concentration exceeding 5mM in plasma?
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What is the main function of lactase in the body?
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What is the result of lactose intolerance on galactose metabolism?
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What is the enzyme responsible for phosphorylating galactose in the first step of galactose metabolism?
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What is the overall reaction of galactose metabolism in the liver?
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Which enzyme catalyses Step 1 of glycolysis in the liver?
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What is the product of the reaction catalysed by Pyruvate kinase in Step 10 of glycolysis?
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Under what conditions does anaerobic glycolysis occur?
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What is the role of Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in anaerobic glycolysis?
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What is the ultimate fate of Lactate produced in anaerobic glycolysis?
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What is the net ATP yield of anaerobic glycolysis?
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What is the empirical formula of carbohydrates?
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What type of carbohydrates have 6 carbon atoms?
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What is a characteristic of monosaccharides?
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What is the difference between aldoses and ketoses?
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Why do monosaccharides not readily cross cell membranes?
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What is a characteristic of polysaccharides?
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What is the primary hexose found in blood?
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What is the result of excessive galactose and fructose in the blood?
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What type of bond is formed during the condensation of two monosaccharides?
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What is the result of high glucose levels in the blood?
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What is an example of a disaccharide formed from glucose and galactose?
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What is produced during the digestion of dietary starch?
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What can disaccharides be if the aldehyde or ketone groups of the two sugars are both involved in forming the glycosidic bond?
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What is the formation of disaccharides characterized by?
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What is the difference between sucrose and lactose?
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What is the common characteristic of disaccharides?
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