FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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Which sugar is found in DNA?
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lactose
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sucrose
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ribose
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deoxyribose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -DNA has deoxyribose sugar. It is called so due to the absence of one oxygen in the second carbon (as seen in the image). RNA is made of ribose sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -The sugar present in the DNA is 2’deoxyribose, a five carbon monosaccharide, which is devoid of oxygen in its 2’ position, hence the name deoxyribonucleic acid.
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