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BIOC 3021: Carbohydrates Exam Questions
and Answers
Monosaccharides - Answers✓✓(CH2O)n (n=3 or more)
examples: glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose and deoxyribose
Oligosaccharides - Answers✓✓consist of two to ten monosaccharides
examples: sucrose, lactose and maltose
Polysaccharides - Answers✓✓-Polymers of monosaccharides that contain hundreds or
thousands of monosaccharide units
-May be linear or branched polymers
examples: starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin
a-d-glucopyranose - Answers✓✓Ex. monosaccharides
b-d-glucopyranose - Answers✓✓Ex. monosaccharides
a-d-fructofuranose - Answers✓✓ex. monosaccaride
b-d-fructofuranose - Answers✓✓ex. monosaccaride
2-deoxy-a-d-Ribose - Answers✓✓ex. monosaccharides