Name: __________________________________ Class code: __________

Date:____________
QUIZ #1
CHEMISTRY OF CARBOHYDRATES
Instructions:
 Read the question carefully.
 Write legibly, NO super impositions, NO erasures and DO NOT use friction pen or pencil.

I. Give the general chemical formula of the following: (2pts ea)

1. Erythrose: ________________ 4. Dihydroxyacetone: ______________
2. Arabinose: _______________ 5. Xylulose: ______________
3. Deoxyribose: _____________

II. IDENTIFICATION: Abbreviations are not allowed and be specific with your answers (1pt ea)
1. The most important hexoses are the GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE, and the GALACTOSE. They have the
same formula C6H12O6, but they have different structures they are called: ____________
2. It is the chief physiological sugar present in normal blood continually and at constant level.
___________
3. The Glucose and Galactose contains a single polyhydroxy aldehyde then they are called Aldohexose,
on the other hand Fructose contains ______________ then fructose is a _______________
4. Galactosamine occurs as ____________________ in chondroitin sulphates which are present in
cartilages, bones, tendons, and heart valves.
5. ________________ Is a derivative of Digitalis and a cardiac glycoside used typically in the therapy of
congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
6. Dextran solution, having molecular wt. approx. 75,000 have been used as ________________. When
given intravenously, in cases of blood loss (hemorrhage), it increases the blood volume.
7. In Lactose intolerance, a deficiency of the enzyme ____________ in the intestinal villi causes a buildup
of the disaccharide when milk products are ingested.
8. ______________ occurs in DM patient because the kidneys remove excess sugar from the blood,
resulting in a higher urine production.
9. ___________________ occurs in DM. Although the patient may consume a lot of food, but glucose
could not enter the cells because of insulin resistance or lack of insulin production which can cause
weakness and fatigue.

III. TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if the statement is FALSE, encircle
the wrong word and write the correct word in the space provided. (2 pts ea)
______________1. Amino sugars containing an –NH2 group in their structure and occur as occur as a
constituent of certain mucopolysaccharides.
______________2. Carbohydrates are the most abundant class of organic compounds found in living system.
______________3. Amylose is connected by α (1-4) glycosidic link with α (1-6) branches every 24 to 30
glucose units.
______________4. Glycogen branch point occurs for every 12 to 28 glucose units.
______________5. Keratan Sulfate is a glycosaminoglycans that contains uronic acid.

IV. Matching Type: Choose the correct letter from the box and write it in the space provided. (1pt
ea)

______ 1. The positive result of this test is presence of red precipitate detects the presence of reducing
monosaccharides in the sample.
______ 2. This test is based on the principle in which pentoses are dehydrated into furfural which in turn
condense with orcinol to give a blue-green precipitate or bluish precipitate.
_______3. Used for the estimation or detection of reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars the result is
positive if there is a formation of reddish-brown precipitate.
_______4. The appearance of blue-black or purple color represents a positive test, indicating the presence of
starch.
_______5. Used to detect reducing sugars. This test can distinguish between different types of reducing
sugars by the appearance time of the complex.
A. MOLISCH TEST D. BIAL’S TEST G. IODINE TEST J. OSAZONE
TEST

B. BENEDICT'S TEST E. SELIWANOFF’S TEST H. TOLLEN’S TEST

Instructor: Garcia, JAK RMT
C. BARFOED'S TEST F. FEHLING’S TEST I. MUCIC ACID TEST