BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

STRUCTURE OF GLUCOSE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fructose is a/an
A
aldose
B
ketosis
C
oligosaccharide
D
polysaccharide
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most fruits consist of high amounts of sugar and fructose, which automatically eliminates them from being keto-approved.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fructose is classified as a monosaccharide, the most important ketose sugar, a hexose, and is a reducing sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common hexoses are glucose, galactose, mannose, and fructose. The first three are aldoses, whereas fructose is a ketose.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glucose is an aldohexose while fructose is a ketohexose.

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