BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates have been given non-systematic names, although the suffix ose is generally used. The most common carbohydrate is glucose (C6H12O6). Applying the terms defined above, glucose is a monosaccharide, an aldohexose (note that the function and size classifications are combined in one word) and a reducing sugar.

Detailed explanation-2: -a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of, ” “abounding in, ” “given to, ” “like”: frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple carbohydrates, such as glucose, lactose, or dextrose, end with an “-ose.” Simple carbohydrates can be classified based on the number of carbon atoms in the molecule, as with triose (three carbons), pentose (five carbons), or hexose (six carbons).

Detailed explanation-4: -Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they conform to the general chemical formula (CH2O)x and are termed simple sugars. The most commonly occurring monosaccharides contain three to six carbon atoms in an unbranched single-bonded chain. Monosaccharides are signified by the suffix-ose.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carbohydrates have the highest oxygen to carbon ratio of any of the important organic molecules. Common monosaccharides include: glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, and deoxyribose. Notice that the name of each of these sugars ends with the suffix-ose. This suffix, -ose, means full, specifically, full of oxygen.