FOOD CHEMISTRY
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which of the following is not a common monosaccharide?
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alpha-glucose
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beta-glucose
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fructose
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sucrose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrose is not a monosaccharide, it is a disaccharide. Sucrose is formed of the monosaccharides fructose and glucose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glucose, also called dextrose because of its dextrorotatory properties, is the most abundant monosaccharide and the main fuel source used by cells. It is present as free glucose in honey, ripe fruits, and in body fluids of vertebrates. Glucose also integrates disaccharides of interest, including sucrose and lactose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sucrose is composed of −− D-glucose and −− D-fructose. These two monosaccharide units are held together by , -glycosidic linkage.
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