BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hydrolysis literally means
A
To join with water
B
To split with oil
C
To split with water
D
To join with oil.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polymers are broken down into monomers in a process known as hydrolysis, which means “to split water, ” a reaction in which a water molecule is used during the breakdown. During these reactions, the polymer is broken into two components.

Detailed explanation-2: -To hydrolyze a bond is to break it apart with water. From the Greek words hydro and lysis, or “water break”, hydrolyze is literally just that. Water (or H2O) breaks into two parts: a positive hydrogen, H+, and a negative hydroxide, (OH)–.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hydrolysis involves the reaction of an organic chemical with water to form two or more new substances and usually means the cleavage of chemical bonds by the addition of water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sugar. Hydrolysis of a sugar has its own name: saccharification. For example, the sugar sucrose may undergo hydrolysis to break into its component sugars: glucose and fructose.

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