Examine the following carbohydrates and then answer the questions below. More th

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Examine the following carbohydrates and then answer the questions below. More than one answer may be correct. Which of these sugars are monosaccharides? Which of these sugars are disaccharide? Which of these sugars have the furanose form depicted? Which of these sugars will yield the same sugar after chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond? Which of these sugars will yield different sugars after chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond? Which of these sugars are reducing sugars? Which of these sugars are nonreducing sugars? Which of these sugars contain an beta-anomeric carbon? Which of these sugars contain an alpha-anomeric carbon? Which of these sugars are able to undergo mutarotation? Which of these sugars is lactose? Which of these sugars is maltose? Which of these sugars is galactose? Which of these sugars is glucose? Which of these sugars is fructose? Which of these sugars is sucrose?

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Answer:

a) A, B and C are monosachharides.

b) D, E and F are disachharides.

c) B and F

d) E

e) D and F

f) Except F, all are reducing sugers

g) F- nonreducing sugar

h) B, C, D and F

i) A and E

j) A, B, C, D and E

k) D

l) E

m) A

n) C

o) B

p) F

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