Choose any/all that apply to carbohydrates.   Monosaccharides are oxidizing agents. Monosaccharides (in their acyclic forms) contain a carbonyl carbon that is part of either an aldehyde or ketone functional group. All glycosidic bonds are 1,4-linkages The enzyme amylase breaks down every type of glycosidic bond in order to prepare complex starches for digestion. None of these is correct.

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Choose any/all that apply to carbohydrates.

 

  1. Monosaccharides are oxidizing agents.
  2. Monosaccharides (in their acyclic forms) contain a carbonyl carbon that is part of either an aldehyde or ketone functional group.
  3. All glycosidic bonds are 1,4-linkages
  4. The enzyme amylase breaks down every type of glycosidic bond in order to prepare complex starches for digestion.
  5. None of these is correct.
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