BIOCHEMICALLY IMPORTANT MONOSAC

Question 1

sugars that can be found in Nucleic acids (β-dribose and β-ddeoxyribose) and ATP

Answer 1

D – Ribose

Question 2

DNA and RNA Sugar, ATP Sugar

Answer 2

D – Ribose

Question 3

Sugar which has the structural elements of nucleic acids and coenzymes (ATP, NAD, NADP, flavoproteins)

Answer 3

D – Ribose

Question 4

intermediates in pathway (PPP)

Answer 4

D – Ribose

Question 5

sugars that can be formed in metabolic processes

Answer 5

D - Ribulose

Question 6

sugars that can be found in Gum arabic, Plum and cherry gums

Answer 6

D-Arabinose

Question 7

sugars that can be found in Wood gums, proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans

Answer 7

D-Xylose

Question 8

sugars that can be found in Heart cells/muscle

Answer 8

D-Lyxose

Question 9

Ribulose phosphate is an intermediate in pentose phosphate pathway (PPP)

Answer 9

D – Ribose
D - Ribulose

Question 10

sugars that can be found in Intermediate in uronic acid pathway

Answer 10

L-Xylulose

Question 11

Constituent of glycoproteins

Answer 11

D-Arabinose
D-Xylose

Question 12

aka wood sugar

Answer 12

D-Xylose

Question 13

A constituent of a lyxoflavin isolated from human heart muscle

Answer 13

D-Lyxose

Question 14

Found in urine in essential pentosuria

Answer 14

L-Xylulose

Question 15

sugars that can be found in Fruit juices and Hydrolysis of starch, cane sugar, maltose, and lactose

Answer 15

D-Glucose

Question 16

sugars that can be found in Fruit juices and Present in Honey in equal amount w/ glucose

Answer 16

D-Fructose

Question 17

sugars that can be found in Hydrolysis of lactose (disaccharide consisting of a glucose and a galactose unit) since this sugar does not occur free in nature

Answer 17

D-Galactose

Question 18

sugars that can be found synthesized in the mammary gland to make the lactose of milk

Answer 18

D-Galactose

Question 19

sugars that can be hydrolyzed of plant mannans and gums

Answer 19

D-Mannose

Question 20

“Sugar” of the body since blood contains dissolved glucose

Answer 20

D-Glucose

Question 20

Normal glucose level 70-100mg/dL and the primary source of cell’s energy

Answer 20

D-Glucose

Question 21

Present in the urine (glycosuria) in diabetes mellitus owing to raised blood glucose (hyperglycemia)

Answer 21

D-Glucose

Question 22

Can be changed to glucose in the liver and so used in the body

Answer 22

D-Fructose

Question 23

Sweetest tasting sugar

Answer 23

D-Fructose

Question 24

Dietary sugar because less is needed for the same amount of
sweetness

Answer 24

D-Fructose

Question 25

Hereditary fructose Intolerance leads to fructose accumulation and hypoglycemia

Answer 25

D-Fructose

Question 26

Can be changed to glucose in the liver and metabolized

Answer 26

D-Galactose

Question 27

As brain sugar it is a constituent of glycolipids and glycoproteins found in brain and nerve tissue

Answer 27

D-Galactose

Question 28

present in chemical markers that distinguish various types of blood—A, B, AB, and O

Answer 28

D-Galactose

Question 29

Failure to metabolize leads to galactosemia and cataract

Answer 29

D-Galactose

Question 30

A constituent of many glycoproteins

Answer 30

D-Mannose

Question 31

Used for preventing UTI and treating carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome, an inherited metabolic disorder

Answer 31

D-Mannose

Question 32

Grape sugar, dextrose, blood sugar

Answer 32

D-Glucose

Question 33

levulose, Fruit sugar, dietary sugar

Answer 33

D-Fructose

Question 34

brain sugar

Answer 34

D-Galactose