NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
Question
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What suffix is used in the names of most carbohydrates?
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-ase
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-nic
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-ose
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-yme
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The figure below shows the most common monosaccharides: glucose, fructose and galactose (six-carbon monosaccharides), and ribose and deoxyribose (five-carbon monosaccharides). Note that they are all named using the suffix –ose, which means sugar. Carbohydrates are often named “somethingose”.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of, ‘’ “abounding in, ‘’ “given to, ‘’ “like”: frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Simple carbohydrates, such as glucose, lactose, or dextrose, end with an “-ose."
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