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Why can't we store Vitamin C in our bodies?

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter3: The Chemistry Of Life: Organic Compounds

Section3.6: Identifying Biological Molecules

Problem 1C: How can you distinguish a pentose sugar from a hexose sugar? a disaccharide from a sterol? an amino...

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Lactose sugar is hydrolyzed to produce two monosaccharides.
(ii) Why can't we store Vitamin C in our bodies?
The distinction between a nucleoside and nucleotide is explained in (iii).

Definition Definition A complex molecule that makes up a fundamental unit of a DNA or RNA molecule. Nucleotides are composed of a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphoric acid.

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