Quiz on Biomolecules

7. On oxidation with a mild oxidising agent like Br₂/H₂0, the glucose is oxidized to
(a) saccharic acid
(b) glucaric acid
(c) gluconic acid
(d) valeric acid

8. Invert sugar is
(a) a type of cane sugar
(b) optically inactive form of sugar
(c) mixture of glucose and galactose
(d) mixture of glucose and fructose in equimolar quantities

9. Which of the following compounds is found abundatly in nature?
(a) Fructose
(b) Starch
(c) Glucose
(d) Cellulose

10. Glycosidic linkage is an
(a) amide linkage
(b) ester linkage
(c) ether linkage
(d) acetyl linkage

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