Biochemistry - Carbohydrates

______________ is NOT a monosaccharide

• Glucose

• Fructose

• Starch

• None of the above

A molecule that is made of a few monosaccharides is called ________________

• Monosaccharide

• Disaccharide

• Oligosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

Isomers are molecules that have different molecular formula

• True

• False

Glucose is an example of aldose

• True

• False

Fructose is an example of aldose, because it contains aldehyde functional group

• True

• False

Glucose and Fructose are functional isomers

• True

• False

The picture shows examples of ______________

• Enantiomers

• Diastereomers

• Epimers

• Meso compound

Naturally occuring sugars are in 'L' configuration

• True

• False

Enantiomers are mirror images

• True

• False

The sugars D-glucose and L-Glucose are examples of enantiomers

• True

• False