BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is called carbohydrate though it is not a hydrate of carbon
A
Acetic acid
B
Glucose
C
Deoxy ribose
D
Di hydroxy acetone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Deoxyribose C5H10O4 is not a carbohydrate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Assertion: Deoxyribose, C5 H10 O4 is not a carbohydrate. Reason: Carbohydrates are hydrates of carbon so compounds which follow Cx H2 Oy formula are carbohydrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ribose and deoxyribose are classified as monosaccharides, aldoses, pentoses, and are reducing sugars.

Detailed explanation-4: -In deoxyribonucleic acids, DNA, the carbohydrate is deoxyribose with cytosine, thymine, adenine and guanine bases.

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