Lactose and maltose are reducing disaccharides, but sucrose is a nonreducing disaccharide. Explain.

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Q: Ribulose is a ketopentose with the anomeric C on C-2. Will this monosaccharide reduce Benedict’s…

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Q: What is the name of the non-reducing monosaccharide found in the disaccharide shown here?

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Q: Briefly describe how monosaccharides like glucose and fructose assume or transform into their…

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Q: Given the monosaccharide:  what is its main functional group (aldose or ketose?) Is it triose,…

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Q: What changes in the structure of each polysaccharide affect its gelling property? Explain

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Q: Why does the violet color of the Hubble’s reagent fade away in unsaturated fats/oil?

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Q: The following carbohydrates are disaccharide, except:*   A. Maltose B. Galactose C. Lactose D.…

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Q: How many reducing ends and non reducing end does O-a-D-glucopyranofil(l ➔1) a-D-glucopyranoside(a…

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Q: Briefly describe how monosaccharides like glucose and fructose assume or transform into its…

A: It is asked to briefly describe how monosaccharides like glucose and fructose assume or transform…

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

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Q: In N-linked glycoproteins, the sugar is usually attached to the protein by a bond to the N atom in a…

A: Amino acids are the monomers of the proteins.

Q: Considering the formation of glycosidic linkages between monosaccharides, how many possible…

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Q: What is the structural difference between the monosaccharides glucose and galactose?

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Q: What are pentoses and hexoses monosaccharides in the body?

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Q: What is the structural difference between an aldose and a ketose?

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Q: How many chiral carbon atoms are in glucose in the cyclic form?

A: The chiral carbon is defined as carbon atom attached with four different types or group of atoms.

Q: Why is lactose a reducing sugar while sucrose is a non-reducing sugar? Explain clearly.…

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Q: there a relationship between the structure and function of the di-, oligo-, and polysaccharides

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Q: This is the compound tagatose. Is this an aldose or a ketose?

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Q: How could you make the zwitterion of aspartic acid more soluble in water?

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Q: With the exception of dihydroxyacetone, naturally-occurring (biological) monosaccharides are always…

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Q: D- galactose and L- galactose is .. ..

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Q: Convert the following Haworth projections to a Fischer projection. Name the monosaccharides you have…

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Q: Which linear monosaccharide below corresponds to this cyclic one?  A) A B) B C) C D) D E) None…

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Q: Explain the meaning of the designations d and l used to specify the configuration of…

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Q: Can sucrose act as a reducing sugar?  Explain the answer

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Q: Which one is the epimer of monosaccharide I?

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Q: All sugar residues are in their D-isomeric forms.  Is this trisaccharide a reducing sugar? Why or…

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Q: How would you describe the conformation of the 6-membered ring of sucrose?

A: It is a disaccharide.

Q: Is phenylalanine hydrophilic or hydrophobic? Explain why.

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Q: What is the carbohydrate classification for the product produced when each of the following…

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Q: The relationship of glucose-6-P and fructose-6-P is that they are ____________________.  The same…

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Q: Draw the structure of a disaccharide unit in a polysaccharide composed of D-glucose linked to α(1,4)…

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Q: Does the location of the -OH group in a monosaccharide affect its function/bioactivity? Why or why…

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Q: Which of the following molecules is used to synthesize the lipid shown? HO

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Q: What is the chemical difference between a sugar phosphate and a sugar involved in a glycosidic bond?

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Q: There are 20 standard amino acids and only 10 major monosaccharides in eukaryotes, yet there are so…

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Q: The disaccharide that gives two same monosaccharide units on hydrolysis is .. ...? .....

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Q: What is it about the structure of cellulose and starch would cause these two sugars to produce lower…

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Q: Explain why there are 20 standard amino acids and only 10 major monosaccharides in eukaryotes, yet…

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Q: Which of the following four general statements is TRUE regarding this tetrapeptide?

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Q: The structure of D-galactose differs from that of D-talose at which carbon atom? carbon #2 carbon #3…

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