Question

properties of monosaccharides

Answer 1

• Monosaccharides are colourless and crystalline compounds.

• They are readily soluble in water.

• They have sweet tase.

• D-glucose and L-glucose are mirror images of each other.

• The presence of asymmetric carbon atoms in a compound give rise to the formation of isomers of that compound.

Answer 2

Explanation:

They are

those sugars or simple carbohydrates

which cannot be hydrolysed further into

smaller components. These are

composed of 3-7 carbon atoms are

biomicromolecules.