Biology · Carbohydrates
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The bond formed between glucose and fructose form sucrose is:
- A
1,4 Glycosidic Linkage
- B
1,2 Glycosidic Linkage
- C
1,6 Glycosidic Linkage
- D
1,3 Glycosidic Linkage
In a sucrose molecule, the 1 carbon of glucose is connected to the 2 carbon of fructose, so this bond is called a 1,2 glycosidic linkage.
Option A (1,4 Glycosidic Linkage) is incorrect because sucrose, the disaccharide formed from glucose and fructose, actually contains a 1,2 glycosidic linkage between glucose and fructose.
In a sucrose molecule, the 1 carbon of glucose is connected to the 2 carbon of fructose, so this bond is called a 1,2 glycosidic linkage.
Option C (1,6 Glycosidic Linkage) is incorrect because a 1,6 glycosidic linkage typically refers to the type of linkage found in branched polysaccharides like glycogen or amylopectin, not in sucrose.
Option D (1,3 Glycosidic Linkage) is incorrect because sucrose is formed through a 1,2 glycosidic linkage between the glucose and fructose molecules, not a 1,3 linkage.
Tagged under Biology · Carbohydrates · 2011