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Which of the following carbohydrates is not a monosaccharide?
Which of the following carbohydrates is not a monosaccharide?
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The correct option is D Sucrose
- Sugars are categorized into monosaccharides or disaccharides.
- Monosaccharides are made up of one single unit of sugar and thus cannot be hydrolyzed further into simpler compounds. Examples:- galactose, glucose, and fructose.
- These are the building blocks of other carbohydrates like disaccharides and polysaccharides.
- Disaccharides are made up of two monosaccharides linked by glycosidic linkage and will be again broken back down into the latter during digestion
- Sucrose is the scientific name for table sugar and is a disaccharide.
So the correct answer is option D.
- Sugars are categorized into monosaccharides or disaccharides.
- Monosaccharides are made up of one single unit of sugar and thus cannot be hydrolyzed further into simpler compounds. Examples:- galactose, glucose, and fructose.
- These are the building blocks of other carbohydrates like disaccharides and polysaccharides.
- Disaccharides are made up of two monosaccharides linked by glycosidic linkage and will be again broken back down into the latter during digestion
- Sucrose is the scientific name for table sugar and is a disaccharide.
So the correct answer is option D.
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