Identifying Specific Carbohydrate Structures

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Biochemistry › Identifying Specific Carbohydrate Structures

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The molecule sucrose is shown below

Sucrose

What is the full name for this molecule?

2

Which of the following enzymes is correctly paired with its products and substrates?

3

Identify the carbohydrate class of the given molecule.

D ribulose

4

Which of the following is a storage polysaccharide of plants?

5

Identify the given structure.

D glucose ring

6

Which of the following is the correct structure of a disaccharide?

7

Which of the following enzymes is correctly paired with its products and substrates?

8

Identify the carbohydrate class of the given molecule.

D ribose

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Glucose and galactose share a chemical formula and are known as epimers.

What is the difference between glucose and galactose?

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What is the difference between two carbohydrates that are epimers and two carbohydrates that are anomers?

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