OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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A scientist is working with a polysaccharide that consists of 15 monosaccharides. How many molecules of water will be required to completely hydrolyze the molecule?
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13
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14
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15
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16
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Polysaccharides on hydrolysis give 10-15 monosaccharide units.
Detailed explanation-2: -As a rule of thumb, polysaccharides contain more than ten monosaccharide units, whereas oligosaccharides contain three to ten monosaccharide units, but the precise cutoff varies somewhat according to the convention.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polysaccharides consist of long chains of monosaccharide residues (10 or more) linked by glycosidic bonds. These compounds consist of several hundred or even thousands of monosaccharide units.
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