A peptide hormone is
estrone
testosterone
insulin
corticoid
Number of chiral carbon atoms in β -D ( + )glucose is
five
six
three
four
All monosaccharides ____ Tollen's reagent
oxidises
condense with
reduces
add to
Cellulose is soluble in
ammoniacal cupric hydroxide solution
waver
organic solvent
None of the above
Which of the following is the sweetest?
Glucose
Fructose
Maltose
Sucrose
α - maltose consists of
one α - D -glucopyranose unit and one β - D - glucocpyranose unit with 1 - 2 glycosideic linkage.
two α - D -glucopyranose unit with 1 - 2 glycosidic linkage.
two β - D -glucopyranose unit with 1 - 4 - glycosidic linkage
two α - D -glucopyranose unit with 1 - 4 glycosidic linkage.
Water hydrolysis of sucrose produces
two molecules of glucose
two molecules of fructose
one molecule of each glucose and fructose
one molecule and each glucose and mannose
The monomer units of starch are
α- glucose
β- glucose
pyranose
galactose
Glucose and mannose are
epimers
anomers
ketohexoses
disaccharide
Hydrolysis of sucrose is called
inversion
esterification
hydration
saponification