If the disaccharide maltose is formed from two glucose monosaccharides, which are hexose sugars, how many atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen does maltose contain and why?

Q: How many chiral centers are there in the open-chain form of glucose? In the cyclic form?

A: Chiral carbons are asymmetric carbon atoms that are attached to four different atoms. Each chiral…

Q: When a person cannot digest galactose, its reduced form, called dulcitol, often accumulates in the…

A: Galactitol or dulcitol is sugar alcohol, the reduction product of alcohol. In people with…

Q: Can there be any chiral carbon atoms in triacylglycerols? If so, which ones can be chiral and what…

A: Chiral carbon centers are carbon atoms that are attached to four different substituents, that are…

Q: What class of biological molecules does cholesterol belong to?

A: Cholesterol is a waxy-fat like substance found in all the cells of the body which is required for…

Q: What type of lipid is the following compound?

A: Lipid is a biomolecule, it is insoluble in water. It includes Fats, waxes, Oils, steroids,…

Q: Given the monosaccharide:  what is its main functional group (aldose or ketose?) Is it triose,…

A: Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates unit. These consist of glucose, galactose, fructose…

Q: How many asymmetric centers does cholesterol have?

A: Cholesterol is a naturally occurring chemical substance. All animal cells produce cholesterol, which…

Q: How is each compound related to the simple sugar D-erythrose? Is it an enantiomer, diastereomer, or…

A: Enantiomers are chiral molecules that are mirror images of one another. The molecules are…

Q: What is the molecular formula of glucose? How can its structural formula be described?

A: Carbohydrates are defined as the compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that contain polyhydroxy…

Q: What distinguishes metalloproteins from glycoproteins in particular?

A: Proteins are the macromolecules thatbare important for growth and development of organisms. They are…

Q: What is the biomolecular structure and functional groups of Cysteine, Oleic acid, and Glycerol?…

A: The biological macro-molecules can be divide into four groups lipid, carbohydrate, protein and…

Q: Due to the structural and chemical features of carbohydrates, the analyses of these molecules are…

A: Carbohydrates are the biomolecules that provide energy to molecules. These molecules are basically…

Q: What is unique about the structures of sugars?

A: The biomolecules that are polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone are known as carbohydrates. They have…

Q: A. Is glucose an aldose or ketose sugar?  B.  Based on the number of carbons glucose has, what is…

A: Sugars or carbohydrates are the most abundant biopolymers in living organisms. Carbohydrates are…

Q: One molecule of dietary fat is made by joining three molecules of __________ to one molecule of…

A: Dietary fats are considered as one of the important molecule present in living beings which is…

Q: How many carbon atoms are there in fructose? In sucrose?

A: Sugars are sweet-tasting carbohydrates that are the primary source of energy in food. They can be…

Q: What is the structural difference between the monosaccharides glucose and galactose?

A: Monosaccharides are the simple sugar, that can not be hydrolyzed. Monosaccharides have the general…

Q: How does the structure of cellulose differ from starch and glycogen

A: The most common Polysaccharides are cellulose, starch and glycogen. All the three of which are…

Q: What is the structural difference between an aldose and a ketose?

A: Carbohydrates are the simple sugars which contains carbon , hydrogen and oxygen compounds .…

Q: What are the common fatty acid chains in phosphoglycerides, and why do these fatty acid chains…

A: Introduction: Glycerophospholipids, also known as phosphoglycerides, are membrane lipids in which…

Q: How many chiral carbon atoms are in glucose in the cyclic form?

A: The chiral carbon is defined as carbon atom attached with four different types or group of atoms.

Q: What is the role of cysteine in the structure of the protein?

A: When proteins are synthesized in the body, they must be folded  to what is called the native shape…

Q: The two principal polysaccharides of starch are ______ and ______.

A: The most common type of carbohydrate found in food is polysaccharides. They perform two primary…

Q: What is Guanine?

A: Nucleic acids are large biomolecules carrying genetic instructions and are important for all known…

Q: Why are hydrogen bonds so important in biological systems, considering that they are so weak?

A: A hydrogen bond is a bond between an individual hydrogen atom and another atom with higher…

Q: D-Erythrose and D-threose are referred to as _____________ because their structures only differ in…

A: Stereoisomers are considered as the isomers, which differ to their spatial arrangements.

Q: Starch can be separated into two principal polysaccharides, amylose and amylopectin. What is the…

A: Starch is a complex carbohydrate, which is composed of monosaccharides units.

Q: Which of the following is false about cellulose?

A: Cellulose is a type of carbohydrate that is primarily present in the plants. It is generally not…

Q: Trehalose, a disaccharide found in the blood of insects, has the following structure. What simple…

A: Trehalose, an unusual disaccharide sugar derivative derived from the insects, consists of two…

Q: Does celluloid have something to do with cellulose?

A: Cellulose is a polysaccharide, composed of linear chain of thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose…

Q: What one functional group can be found in ANY glucose molecule?

A: Glucose is defined as the main sugar molecule that is present in the blood where it acts as the main…

Q: What are the organic chemical groups that characterize carbohydrates? How are carbohydrates…

A: Carbohydrates are an essential structural component of living cells and a source of energy for…

Q: What is unusual about the structure of N-acetylmuramic acid compared with the structures of other…

A: Carbohydrates are a type of biomolecule composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen along with…

Q: what is the difference between the structure of cellulose and the structure of amylose?

A: Polysaccharides are the most prevalent carbohydrate present in food. They are polymeric…

Q: What group of organic compounds is essential for the formation of proteins and is therefore…

A: Groups of carbon atoms are normally covalently bound to hydrogen, normally oxygen, and frequently…

Q: In terms of structure, how is cholesterol different from bile salts?

A: Cholesterol is required to synthesize steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile acids and is a…

Q: What are the typical fatty acid chains found in phosphoglycerides, and why do their carbon atom…

A: Phosphoglycerides Glycerol-based phospholipids   Main component of the biological membrane.

Q: Why glucose is considered monomer ?

A: Glucose is a single unit. So it is a monosaccharide. Glucose can form a polymer in which large…

Q: Are the x and β forms of monosaccharides enantiomers of each other? Why or why not?

A: Introduction- Monosaccharides are known as simple sugars which contains three to seven carbon atoms…

Q: How do each pair of the following molecules resemble/differ from each other. (a) glycogen and…

A: Carbohydrates are the most abundant biomolecules on earth. There are three major size classes of…

Q: CH2OH CH2OH H H OH H H H OH H OH H ОН H OH H OH What is the molecular formula of Maltose?

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy compounds, composed of carbons, hydrogen, and an oxygen atom. It is…

Q: What property must a substance possess for it to be classified as a lipid?

A: Lipids are one of the important biomolecule in the human body. Unlike other biomolecules, lipids are…

Q: All of the following are examples of monounsaturated fatty acids except A. Palmitoleic acid B. Oleic…

A: On the basis of presence of double bond, fatty acids can be divided into monounsaturated fatty acids…

Q: Is galactose an aldehyde or a ketone sugar?

A: The carbohydrates are crucial biological macromolecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen…

Q: What carbon, by number designates the aldehyde group? *

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or compounds that can be hydrolyzed…

Q: What is it about the structure of cellulose and starch would cause these two sugars to produce lower…

A: Carbohydrates are classified as monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides based on the…

Q: In a dietary context, what is the difference between good and bad cholesterol?

A: The cholesterol which Carries it to liver so that it can be removed from body is considered good…