OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Carbohydrates (or sugars) typically end with what letters?
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-ASE
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-OSE
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-OTE
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-OES
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates have the highest oxygen to carbon ratio of any of the important organic molecules. Common monosaccharides include: glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, and deoxyribose. Notice that the name of each of these sugars ends with the suffix-ose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Note that sugar names often end in “ose”: sucrose, dextrose, maltose, lactose, etc. Sucrose is the chemical name for sugar that comes from the cane and beet sugar plants. Note that glucose is the chemical name for a particular type of sugar.
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