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

Q: How many chiral centers are there in the open-chain form of glucose? In the cyclic form?

A: Chiral carbons are asymmetric carbon atoms that are attached to four different atoms. Each chiral…

Q: Why can only unsaturated triacylglyceroids undergo hydrogenation?

A: Lipids are one of the major classes of macromolecule and are essential for the formation of the cell…

Q: CH2OH -OH HO- H H- -O- H -OH ČH2OH

A: The oxidation reaction is the process of the addition of oxygen or the removal of hydrogen from the…

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

A: A few sugars, like glucose, are labeled as reducing sugar as they are capable of moving electrons…

Q: Name the following compound: но H OH OHH H H. OH Но Он HO, a. Ketose b. Maltose c. Sucrose d. Aldose

A: Disaccharides are sugar formed by joining two monosaccharides by glycosidic linkage. Some examples…

Q: What type of lipid is the following compound?

A: Lipid is a biomolecule, it is insoluble in water. It includes Fats, waxes, Oils, steroids,…

Q: What do you mean by Glucosylcerebroside?

A: Glucosylcerebroside is structure related to bio membranes.

Q: What are the characteristics of monounsaturated fatty acids?

A: BASIC INFORMATION BIOMOLECULES  These are the molecules that are made up of the biological elements…

Q: write the structure of the following disaccharides

A: Biomolecules are organic molecules made up of mainly carbon and hydrogen but there are other…

Q: Aldehyde sugars are also referred to as _________________.

A: Sugars or carbohydrates are macromolecules that are essential in living beings. They are present in…

Q: Name the α-ketoacid that is formed by the transamination of each of the following amino acids: (a)…

A: Introduction:   Proteins are biomolecules consisting of amino acid chains. They have different body…

Q: H C-H O: H- OH HO H- C OH H C-H OH Which of the following best describes the saccharide shown? a…

A: Sacharides are defined as sugar molecules which are nothing but carbohydrates. The sacharides are…

Q: The biologically active form of a fatty acid is the thioester of____________________.

A: The simplest forms of lipids are called fatty acids. They contain even number of carbon atoms in…

Q: How many chirality centers are contained in (a) the aldotetrose and (b) the ketopentose just given…

A: Introduction: The carbon that are connected to four distinctive substituents and put at the sides of…

Q: Heparin has what functional groups? what is the chemical reactivity of heparin in respect to its…

A: Heparin is defined as an anticoagulant that helps or prevents the formation of a blood clot in the…

Q: Identify the monosaccharides and their linkages in the following disaccharide. HOCH, Но H. -0-CH2 OH…

A: To identify the monosaccharides and their linkage in the given disaccharide.

Q: Why sucrose is easily hydrolyzed in an acid solution?

A: Sucrose is a type of disacharride molecule, which is formed from the monomer unit (monosaccharides).…

Q: What do you mean by deoxyribose-phosphate ?

A: The genes are the hereditary unit of an organism which are passed on from the parental generation to…

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: What is a monounsaturated fatty acid?

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acid with hydrocarbon side chain. Fatty acid can be saturated or…

Q: Which stereoisomer of the monosaccharide threose is shown below? a. D b. L c. R d. S

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Q: Trehalose, a disaccharide found in the blood of insects, has the following structure. What simple…

A: Trehalose, an unusual disaccharide sugar derivative derived from the insects, consists of two…

Q: what type of reaction is the the reverse synthesis of ceramides from sphingosine

A: Ceramides belong to the family of waxy lipids that contain sphingosine and fatty acids. It is…

Q: Discuss the difference between an ⍺-D-glucose and a β-D-glucose

A: α- glucose and β- glucose both are the two cyclic hemiacetal forms of glucose which a carbohydrate…

Q: Both deoxyribose and ribose belong to a class of sugar called?

A: Sugar molecules along with the phosphate group form the backbone of the polymers.

Q: For a sugar to behave as a reducing sugar, it must have a free aldehyde group. Fructose is a ketose,…

A: Reducing sugars the carbohydrate which has free aldehyde or ketone group upon reacting with reducing…

Q: COOH H- H- -OH HO -H H- -OH ČOOH е.

A: ANSWER;- e.) Galactaric Acid.

Q: What three compounds are classified as ketone bodies? Why are they so designated? What process in…

A: Ketone bodies are produced by liver when the food intake in the body is very low. It is a molecule…

Q: Sorbital sugar has two names

A: Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol or polyol that is a water-soluble compound. It is found naturally in…

Q: What one functional group can be found in ANY glucose molecule?

A: Glucose is defined as the main sugar molecule that is present in the blood where it acts as the main…

Q: What reaction occurs between catalase and hydroxylamine?

A: Enzyme: It is a biocatalyst that increases the rate of chemical reaction without itself going any…

Q: What is unusual about the structure of N-acetylmuramic acid compared with the structures of other…

A: Carbohydrates are a type of biomolecule composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen along with…

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

A: Reducing sugars are those which have free aldehyde or ketone group. Reducing sugars reduces ferric…

Q: What does the term reducing sugar mean?

A: Sugar exists in many forms- It can be monosaccharides, disaccharides or polysaccharides depending…

Q: The following are essential fatty acids, EXCEPT: O A. oleic acid OB. linoleic acid O c. linolenic…

A: Fatty acids are the one of the important components of lipids, can be seen in plants, animal and…

Q: What is another name for the glycolate pathway?

A: The process of respiration that is initiated in the chloroplast and takes place only during the day…

Q: The following structure is sorbose Answer the following questions and briefly explain Is this D or…

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones associated with reducing properties where it was…

Q: What is the structural relationship between L-glucose and D-glucose?

A: Stereoisomers are the isomers that have the same chemical formula but differ in their orientation.…

Q: The isomerization of glucose-6-phosphate yields the molecule __________________________.

A: Isomerization is the process, in which molecules are arranged without addition or removal from…

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

A: Sterols are a type of steroid with an OH group at the 3rd position of the aromatic ring. It is a…

Q: Is galactose an aldehyde or a ketone sugar?

A: The carbohydrates are crucial biological macromolecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen…

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

A: Introduction: The bond that is present between large molecules such as macromolecules is a chemical…

Q: What does the term achiral mean? Give two examples.

A: Chirality is the property of an image, which helps to demonstrate the not a mirror image because of…

Q: H2O

A: Carbohydrates are one of the macronutrients along with proteins and fats. When the carbohydrates are…

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

A: Given a tetrapeptide having residue 1 as acidic, residue 2 proline, residue 3 cysteine and residue 4…

Q: Why can aldoses and ketoses both behave as reducing sugars?

A: Reducing sugars are saccharides that contain free aldehyde or ketone groups that react with reducing…

Q: Why Provide the structure of any such fatty acid. omega-3 fatty acids called essential fatty acids?…

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