Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Biochemistry, Biomolecules, Structure of Lactose & Structure of Cellulose etc.
Important Questions on Carbohydrates
The products obtained on hydrolysis of sucrose are:

The simplest carbohydrates which cannot be hydrolysed to smaller molecules are known as

The Glycosidic linkages and Peptide linkages are present in:


The optically active tartaric acid is named as tartaric acid because it has a positive

Name the reagent and condition required for carrying out of the following reaction



The optical activity of glucose is due to _____ chiral carbons.(four/three)

Sucrose is a disaccharide which contains glucose and fructose molecules which connected by a glycosidic linkage.

Classify the carbohydrates on the basis of their behaviour on hydrolysis.

How does oligosaccharides differ from others?

Starch is hydrolysed in presence of sulphuric acid to obtain _____.



What are ketoses and how are they classified?

Ketoses are monosaccharides containing an aldehyde group.



