NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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A carbohydrate that contain two monosaccharide units bound together by a covalent bond.
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monosaccharide
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disaccharides
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saccharides
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polysaccharides
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Disaccharides consist of two monosaccharide units, linked by glycosidic bonds in the or orientation. The most important disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is a disaccharide and is easily split by hydrolysis into the two monosaccharides (hexoses) glucose and fructose (eqn (1)).
Detailed explanation-3: -A condensation reaction between two monosaccharides forms a glycosidic bond.
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