Multiple choice

The sugar that gives more than ten monosaccharide units on hydrolysis is:

  1. Oligo-saccharides

  2. Mono-saccharides

  3. Poly-saccharides

  4. Di-saccharides

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C Correct answer
Explanation

They are also known as Non-sugars since they are non-crystalline, i-nsoluble in water, and are tasteless. Polysaccharides are defined as the carbohydrates which on hydrolysis yields more than 10 monosaccharide units . Poly-saccharides have general formula Cx(H2O)y , which is also represented as (C6H10O5)n where n ranges from40-3000.

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