Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates: Overview

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

Important Questions on Carbohydrates

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The simplest carbohydrates which cannot be hydrolysed to smaller molecules are known as

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Which of the following carbohydrate is a reducing sugar?

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The Glycosidic linkages and Peptide linkages are present in:

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Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives:

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A disaccharide X cannot be oxidised by bromine water. The acid hydrolysis of X leads to a laevorotatory solution. The disaccharide X is

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Which reagents are used in conversion of aldohexose to ketohexose?

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How many sugars (or sugar derivatives) are reducing in nature?

(i) α-D-Glucopyranose
(ii) Fructose
(iii) Sucrose
(iv) Lactose
(v) Maltose
(vi) β-D-Glucopyranose
(vii) Starch
(viii) ATP
(ix) DNA
(x) Methyl α-D-glucopyranoside

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The reagent used as Tollen's reagent for the detection of sucrose is _____.

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The result obtained in Fehling's test for the detection of glucose is _____.

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How will you differentiate sucrose from glucose?

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How will you identify sucrose?

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How will you identify glucose?

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Write some examples of ketoses.

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What are ketoses and how are they classified?

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Ketoses are monosaccharides containing an aldehyde group.

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Give an example of trisaccharide.

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Raffinose is an example of 

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Justify the statement "lipids are drugs".

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Lipids are insoluble in water.

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What are the main roles for biomolecules?