Analysis of Carbohydrates - Relevance of carbohydrates - Small sugars

3 important questions on Analysis of Carbohydrates - Relevance of carbohydrates - Small sugars

What are acidic sugars?

These are galacturonic or glucuronic acid. They have a carboxyl group in there structure (COOH).
They almost never occur as a mono sugar but in polysaccharides.

What are mono sugars?

Neutral sugars like glucose, fructose and saccharose.

What are the properties of sugars?

  • Non-chromophoric (no obvious UV absorption)
  • quit hydrophilic or polair dur to hydroxyl groups
  • Weak acids
  • Easily oxidized.

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