Multiple choice

Among the following carbohydrates, the monosaccharide found in bacterial glycolipids is

  1. nigerose

  2. lyxose

  3. laminaribiose

  4. sophorose

  5. galactose
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Lyxose is an aldopentose monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms and including an aldehyde functional group. It has chemical formula C5H10O5. It is a C-2 carbon epimer of the sugar Xylose. Lyxose occurs only rarely in nature, for example, as a component of bacterial glycolipids.

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