Define the following terms: a. lactose b. maltose c. homoglycans d. heteroglycans e. starch

Q: What is the difference between a carbohydrate and sugar? Give a simple explanation.

A: Carbohydrates are the essential macronutrients that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O)…

Q: Define oligosaccharides.

A: Oligosaccharides are any carbohydrate of from 3 to 6 units of simple sugars (monosaccharides) . A…

Q: Which of the following is/are NOT (an) essential fatty acids? A. arachidonic acid B. linoleic acid…

A: Essential fatty acids can be defined as those fatty acids which body cannot synthesis but are…

Q: Which of the following is not a carbohydrate? А. С. надон новон ОН НО на на во B. D. НО НО ОН ОН ОН

A: INTRODUCTION Carbohydrates : These are biomolecules contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

Q: An example of a polysaccharide is O A. fructose O B. glucose O C. galactose O D. cellulose

A: Introduction :- The most prevalent type of carbohydrates in food are polysaccharides, often known as…

Q: Define Polysaccharides.

A: Carbohydrates are integral to nourishment and are found in a wide assortment of regular and prepared…

Q: The monomer unit of polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose is a. fructose c. ribose b. glucose…

A: Polysaccharides also called poly carbohydrates are a class of biomolecules that are found in the…

Q: Which of the following polysaccharide will be MORE VISCOUS at acidic pH? a. cellulose O b. amylose O…

A: Viscous means difficulty in flow of liquid or solutions.  Polysaccharides forms by linkage of 2 or…

Q: Which of these is a disaccharide Select one:  a. Fructose  b. Amylopectin c. Cellulose  d. Sucrose

A: Disaccharides (also called a double sugar or biose) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are…

Q: Compare/contrast the structures of the following carbohydrate pairs: (a) D-ribose and D-ribulose…

A: Carbohydrates or carbs are macronutrient consisting of Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. In nature…

Q: How would a monosaccharide with 7 C atoms & a ketone group be classified? Choose your answer from…

A: Carbohydrates are the hydrates of carbon. Carbohydrates are the primary energy source for most…

Q: Briefly discuss the cellular function of carbohydrates .(mention any three functions and elabortate)

A: Carbohydrates along with proteins, lipids and water are referred to as macronutrients as they are…

Q: Which of the following describes lactose? A. A nonreducing disaccharide containing glucose and…

A: Lactose is a disaccharide derived from the condensation of galactose and glucose with the molecular…

Q: A can of soda contains 120 Calories and no protein or fat. How many grams of carbohydrates are…

A: Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. They are the energy-giving…

Q: Sucrose carbohydrate is categorized as a heteropolysaccharide a heterodisaccharide a monosaccharide…

A: Oligosaccharides are formed by the condensation of 2-9 monosacharide units. On the basis of number…

Q: Due to the structural and chemical features of carbohydrates, the analyses of these molecules are…

A: Carbohydrates are the biomolecules that provide energy to molecules. These molecules are basically…

Q: The disaccharide in the accompanying figure is ____.     A. maltose   B. galactose   C.…

A: Glucose & fructose are simple sugars or monosaccharides. Your body can ingest them more…

Q: Identify the modified monosaccharides found in naturally occurring polysaccharides and identify the…

A: Two and three carbon saccharides are the simplest of all the sugars found in nature. They may be…

Q: A. Is glucose an aldose or ketose sugar?  B.  Based on the number of carbons glucose has, what is…

A: Sugars or carbohydrates are the most abundant biopolymers in living organisms. Carbohydrates are…

Q: Sugars exist as stereoisomers, the D or the L. Which isomer is naturally occurring and can be…

A: The biomolecules play major roles in living organisms. The proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic…

Q: A solution of starch at room temperature does not readily decompose to form a solution of simple…

A: Starch is a form of carbohydrate that is basically tasteless and insoluble in cold water, alcohol,…

Q: Which of the following carbohydrates are reducing and which are nonreducing? a. starch b. sucrose c.…

A: A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Q: hich of the following shorthand names best characterizes the following disaccharide? CH,OH CHOH O.…

A: This is a disaccharide link together by a glycosidic bond. This disaccharide is formed by a…

Q: Which of the following disaccharides produces two different monosaccharides upon hydrolysis?…

A: Disaccharides are the Carbohydrate molecules made up of two monosacharide units. The monosacharides…

Q: Which of the following ketoses contain the same number of carbons as glucose? Select one: a. Aldose…

A: A ketose is a ketone with two or more hydroxyl groups where at least one of the hydroxyl groups at…

Q: a)What is the hydrolysis mechanism of carbohydrates? • Polysaccharides ? • Disaccharides ? b) State…

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones associated with reducing property where each…

Q: The two principal polysaccharides of starch are ______ and ______.

A: The most common type of carbohydrate found in food is polysaccharides. They perform two primary…

Q: TRUE or FALSE: Lipids may originate through carbocation-based condensation of thioesters or by…

A: Introduction: Lipids are a heterogeneous group of biomolecules that includes fats, oils, waxes,…

Q: If the disaccharide maltose is formed from two glucose monosaccharides, which are hexose sugars, how…

A: Maltose comprises two glucose molecules bound together by an alpha-(1,4') glycosidic bond. The…

Q: Monosaccharides includes all the following, except a. Glucose O b. Fructose c. Galactose O d.…

A: Carbohydrates are the organic compound. They are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

Q: Consider the trisaccharide below and answer the following questions: HO H. OH H H. OH A H. H. НО ÓH…

A: Macromolecules are huge polymers made up of several monomers linked by covalent connections.…

Q: Answer the following question about monosaccharide A. What two aldoses yield A in a Wohl…

A: Wohl's degradation is a carbohydrate shortening reaction. In this reaction, there is a cleavage…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning glycolipids is true? a. All glycolipids contain…

A: There are three major components in the plasma or cell membrane, lipids, carbohydrates, and…

Q: Reduction of the aldehyde group of a monosaccharide yields a _____________.

A: Carbohydrates are simple sugars which are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones with reducing property.…

Q: Define the following terms: a. prenylation b. steroid c. cardiac glycoside d. digitalis e.…

A: Prenylation which is a post-translational modification  that connects the lipid to the thiol group…

Q: In 3 sentences, explain this.   Discuss the difference between an ⍺-D-glucose and a β-D-glucose.…

A: Carbohydrates act as the primary energy source for most of the organisms present on earth.…

Q: Define the terms disaccharides. Sucrose?

A: disaccharide, also called double sugar, any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple…

Q: Choose the letter of 1. Common sources of unsaturated fatty acids, EXCEPT? a. Corn oil b. Fish oil…

A: Fatty acids: a. Fatty acids have carboxyl group (-COOH) at one end and methyl group (CH3) at the…

Q: Which among the following is not a monosaccharide? [A] Glucose [B] Sucrose [C] Fructose [D]…

A: Carbohydrates are one of the biological macromolecule which serve as a source of energy for body…

Q: What is homopolysachharide? Give one example.

A: Polysaccharides are the polymers of monosaccharides. They are of two types :- homopolysaccharides…

Q: Polysaccharides that contain more than one type ofmonosaccharide are called _____________________.

A: Polysaccharides are long chain polymeric carbohydrates composed of monosaccharide units bound…

Q: Does a positive result will occur on a Molisch's Test when trying disaccharides or polysaccharides?

A: The Molisch test is a colorimetric method for determining whether or not an analyte contains…

Q: Fructose is classified as a(n) a. aldotriose b. aldohexose c. ketopentose d. ketohexose

A: Fructose is sugar which is commonly found in fruits. Fructose is also the part of sucrose where it…

Q: Which of the following types of fat is required to be listed on the Nutrition Facts Panel by the U.S…

A: Answer-  A.Trans fatty acid

Q: Which of these are L-monosaccharides?

A: Monosaccharides are the simplest type of carbohydrates, which cannot be hydrolyzed further. D and L…

Q: Which of the following statements concerning structural characteristics of bile acids is CORRECT? *…

A: Bile acids are a collection of acidic steroid molecular entities with unusual physical, chemical,…

Q: What are at least three things which can happen to carbohydrates after they get absorbed into the…

A: The metabolism of carbohydrates:It is the process of receiving the carbohydrates to provide energy…

Q: The above carbohydrate (Sucrose) is properly categorized as: a heteropolysaccharide a…

A: The biomolecules forms the structural and functional unit of the living system. There are four types…