[Quiz] Carbohydrates

Question 1
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Hyaluronic acid is which of the following?

  
an oligosaccharide

  
a polymer of D-glucuronic acid only

  
a polymer of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine only

  
a polymer of both D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine
 
Question 2
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Under which of the following conditions can monosaccharides be oxidized to aldonic acids?

  
acidic

  
basic

  
neutral

  
all of these
 
Question 3
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Which of the following is true of heparin?

  
It is an oligosaccharide.

  
It has a formula weight of 6,000 g/mol.
   
It has a formula weight of 30,000 g/mol.

  
It has a range of formula weights, from of 6,000 to 30,000 g/mol.
 
Question 4
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What reaction occurs when glucose is converted to glucuronic acid?

  
reduction at C-1

  
oxidation at C-1

  
reduction at C-6

  
oxidation at C-6
 
Question 5
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Which of the following is true of glucitol?

  
It exists only as an open-chain structure.

  
It exists only as a ring structure.

  
It exists as both ring and open-chain structures with the open-chain structure predominating.

  
It exists as both ring and open-chain structures with the ring structure predominating.
 
Question 6
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Which of the following is true of the glycosidic bonds in heparin?

  
They are all α(1 → 4).

  
They are all β(1 → 4).

  
The α(1 → 4) and β(1 → 4)bonds alternate.

  
None of the above is true.
 
Question 7
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Which of the following is true of hyaluronic acid?

  
It is an oligosaccharide.

  
It has a formula weight of 1 × 105 g/mol.

  
It has a formula weight of 1 × 107 g/mol.

  
It has a large range of formula weights, from of 1 × 105 to 1 × 107 g/mol.
 
Question 8
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Glycosides are examples of which class of compounds?

  
acetals

  
hemiacetals

  
ethers

  
esters
 
Question 9
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Examine the following structure.
Oxidation of this structure at which numbered position will produce an aldonic acid?

  
1

  
2

  
3

  
4

  
5

  
This structure cannot be oxidized to an aldonic acid.
 
Question 10
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Which of the following reacts with sugars to form glycosides?

  
alcohols

  
amines

  
hemiacetals

  
water
 
Question 11
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Examine the following structure.
Oxidation of this structure at which numbered position will produce a uronic acid?

  
1

  
2

  
3

  
4

  
5

  
6

  
This structure cannot be oxidized to a uronic acid.
 
Question 12
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Which carbon is the site of reaction when glucose reacts to form a glucoside?

  
C-1

  
C-2

  
C-5

  
C-6
 
Question 13
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Which element is present in heparin but not in hyaluronic acid?

  
N

  
P

  
S

  
none of these
 
Question 14
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Which of the following reacts with sugars to form glycosides?

  
alcohols

  
amines

  
hemiacetals

  
water
 
Question 15
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Which of the following carbohydrates is associated with crustacean shells?

  
cellulose

  
chitin

  
glucose

  
glycogen