Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Carbohydrates, Glucose, Cellulose, Glycogen, Starch, Classification of Carbohydrates, Sucrose, Fructose, Lactose, Monosaccharides, Structure of Sucrose, Maltose, Oligosaccharides, Structure of Lactose and, Disaccharides

Important Questions on Carbohydrates

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Explain the structure of lactose.

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Which one of the following is the structure of lactose?

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Define ketoses.

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Classify carbohydrates on the basis number of forming units.

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What are tetrasaccharide? Give example.

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What are trisaccharides? Give one example.

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What are Oligosaccharides? Give examples.

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What is the product formed by the reduction of fructose?

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Write the Molisch's test for carbohydrates.

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State that sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.

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Draw the structure of maltose and show the glycosidic linkage in it.

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Explain why product of hydrolysis of sucrose is known as invert sugar.

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Explain sucrose is disaccharide of fructose and glucose.

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Explain the formation of ring in fructose.

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Select whether the following representation is True or False, in the reaction of glucose with Fehling's solution:

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Represent the oxidation reaction of glucose with Fehling's solution.

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Select whether the following representation is True or False, regarding the osazone formation from D-glucose:

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Represent the chemical reaction of osazone formation from D-glucose.

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Explain why sucrose is also called invert sugar.

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Name the products obtained by the hydrolysis of sucrose.