MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Simple sugar, a carbohydrate that cannot be decomposed by hydrolysis
A
Polysaccharide
B
Monosaccharide
C
Disaccharide
D
Nucleic acid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Monosaccharides are carbohydrates that cannot be hydrolyzed to simpler carbohydrates. These compounds may be aldehydes or ketones, or acetals or ketals which yield an alcohol and a monosaccharide when hydrolyzed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ribose is a sugar which cannot be hydrolyzed further as it is a smaller sugar with 5 carbon. Maltose, Sucrose, and Lactose are complex sugar which can be hydrolyzed into a smaller unit of sugars.

Detailed explanation-3: -⇒ Monosaccharides ⇒ Simplest form of carbohydrate whch cannot be hydrolysed further. They have general formula(CH2O)n.

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