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A carbohydrate with an aldehyde functional group is called:

A. disaccharide
B. aldose
C. hexose
D. ketose

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Answer: The correct answer is Aldose.

  • A disaccharide is produced when two monosaccharides are linked by a glycosidic bond.
  • Any carbohydrate which has six carbon atoms is called as hexose. It is a monosaccharide. The functional group in hexose can be aldehyde or ketone.
  • Ketose is a carbohydrate which contains ketone as a functional group.

Aldose, as the name suggests, it means having aldehyde group. Thus, it is a carbohydrate which has aldehyde as a functional group.

Example- D- Glyceraldehyde.

A carbohydrate with an aldehyde functional group is called: A. disaccharide B. aldose-example-1
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