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.
