☰
Biomolecules
How will you show the presence of,
(i) primary alcoholic group.
(ii) Six carbon atoms in a straight chain in glucose.
(i) On oxidation with HNO3 glucose yields a dicarboxylic acid, saccharic acid. This indicates the presence of a primary alcoholic (-OH) group in glucose.
(ii) Reduction with HI on prolonged heating, glucose yields n-hexane which proves that all six carbon atoms are in a straight chain.
Sponsor Area
What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?
When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?
Give one example each of (i) Reducing sugar and (ii) Non-reducing sugar.
Name the anomers of glucose.
State two characteristics of monosaccharides.
Name a carbohydrate containing five carbon atoms per molecule.
Name the monomers of starch.
Sponsor Area
Sponsor Area