NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What suffix is used in the names of most carbohydrates?
A
-ase
B
-nic
C
-ose
D
-yme
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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