BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

MONOSACCHARIDES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Classify the Monosaccharide:Ribose
A
Triose
B
Tetrose
C
Pentose
D
Hexose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ribose and deoxyribose are classified as monosaccharides, aldoses, pentoses, and are reducing sugars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structure. Ribose is an aldopentose (a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms that, in its open chain form, has an aldehyde functional group at one end). In the conventional numbering scheme for monosaccharides, the carbon atoms are numbered from C1’ (in the aldehyde group) to C5’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ribose is an organic compound classified as a monosaccharide, or simple sugar. Ribose is composed of five carbon atoms, ten hydrogen atoms, and five oxygen atoms that have been bonded together. Ribose is a pentose sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates. They are classified according to the number of carbon atoms in a monosaccharide. In particular, a pentose is a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Monosaccharides are classified according to three different characteristics: the location of their carbonyl group, the number of carbon atoms they contain, and their chiral property. If the carbonyl group is an aldehyde, the monosaccharide is an aldose. If the carbonyl group is a ketone, the monosaccharide is a ketose.

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