Question

glucose is an example of​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Simple sugars are called monosaccharides, made up of single sugar molecules. Examples of these are glucose, fructose, and galactose.

Answer 2

Q) glucose is an example of

a) aldohexose.

b) ketohexose.

c) aldopentose.

d) ketopentose.

Option (a) Glucose is an example of aldohexose.

• The main energy providing source for the body cells is glucose.
• When there are 6 carbon atoms and one aldehyde group then that can be termed aldohexose.
• When a ketone is also included in the hexose then that is the ketohexose.
• In the pentose the aldehyde group is connected to the first carbon atom.
• A type of pentose which has the same group of ketone, at different two places.
• In the glucose, it has six carbon and one aldehyde group like in the aldohexose, so can say that glucose is an example of aldohexose.

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