FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD CHEMISTRY

CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When disaccharides are changed to monosaccharides, the common chemical process involved is:
A
hydration
B
hydrolysis
C
dehydration
D
digestion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the common reaction which is important in the breaking down of disaccharide into monosaccharide is known as hydrolysis. Explanation: Two monosaccharide are usually joined by using chemical bond to form disaccharides. Here the bond is broken down during digestion of food by the amylases by the hydrolysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -A disaccharide on hydrolysis gives two molecules of the same or one molecule each of two different monosaccharides since a disaccharide is defined as the sugar formed by the glycosidic linkage of 2 monosaccharides. Consider, for example, maltose. It hydrolyses to give 2 molecules of glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Disaccharides. Disaccharides (di-= “two”) form when two monosaccharides join together via a dehydration reaction, also known as a condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -A monosaccharide, also known as a simple sugar, contains one sugar. Because it is already in its simplest form, it does not undergo hydrolysis.

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