CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
BIO MOLECULES
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The word “saccharide “ means:
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sugar
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protein
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amino acids
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd also-rəd. : a simple sugar, combination of sugars, or polymerized sugar see disaccharide, monosaccharide, oligosaccharide, polysaccharide, trisaccharide.
Detailed explanation-2: -Natural sugars, also called saccharides or carbohydrates, are polyhydroxylated aldehydes or ketones with the brute chemical formula Cn(H2O)m where n and m may be different. They are named by the suffix “-ose”. There are notably two families: ketoses and aldoses, containing from 3 to 7 carbon atoms for natural oses.
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