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Consider the sugar below.

CH2OH
О
CH2OH
Н
Н
Н
ОН Н
о
ОН
НО
т
ОН Н
Н
ОН
Т-
Н
Н
ОН
Which term best describes this sugar?
disaccharide
monosaccharide
polysaccharide
X saccharide

Consider the sugar below. CH2OH О CH2OH Н Н Н ОН Н о ОН НО т ОН Н Н ОН Т- Н Н ОН Which-example-1
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This would be a disaccharide as it’s a compound composed of two monosaccharides. In this case, this disaccharide is lactose made up of the monosaccharides galactose (lower left) and glucose (upper right) monosaccharides bonded via a β-1,4-glycosidic linkage.
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