Question

Match the following sugars with their corresponding types

• A. Monosaccharide
• B. Disaccharides
• C. Oligosaccharide
• D. Polysaccharides

Answer 1

Monosaccharides have only one carbohydrate unit.
E.g -glucose, fructose and etc.

Two monosaccharide units are attached via a glycosidic linkage to form a Disaccharide.
E.g -Sucrose (glucose+fructose), maltose(glucose+glucose) etc.

Oligosaccharides have 2-9 monosaccharide units.
E.g-Raffinose (glucose+fructose+galactose)

Polysaccharides have many saccharide units and are linked together by glycosidic bond.
E.g- Starch(300- 1000 glucose units), cellulose, etc.