HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What would be the classification of a monosaccharide made up of 5 carbons?

A	Triose
B	Tetrose
C	Pentose
D	Hexose

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The monosaccharide can be described by indicating the number of carbons in the saccharide and its function. Thus, aldohexose is a monosaccharide with aldehyde function and six carbons, while ketopentose is a monosaccharide with ketone function and five carbons.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of aldopentoses are ribose, arabinose, lyxose, and xylose. Ribose (chemical formula C5H10O5) and deoxy-ribose are constituents of nucleotides and nucleic acids. In particular, ribose is the pentose sugar component of the nucleotides of RNA whereas deoxyribose is the sugar component of the nucleotides of DNA.

Detailed explanation-3: -In chemistry, a pentose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar) with five carbon atoms. The chemical formula of many pentoses is C. 5H. 10O.

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