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Interpretation:
Each of the given molecules are to be classified as a saccharide, disaccharide or an amino acid.
Concept Introduction:
Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy
Carbohydrates can be classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.
Monosaccharides are composed of a single sugar unit.
Disaccharides are double-ringed structures in which two monosaccharide units are linked together.
Amino acids are the repeating structural units in a protein molecule. Amino acids consist of the amino group and the carboxylic acid group bonded to a central carbon atom. The structure of an amino acid can be represented as follows:
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