Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide raffinose has to be characterized in terms of total number of monosaccharide units present.
Concept introduction: Raffinose is a trisaccharide. It contains one glucose unit, one galactose unit and one fructose unit.
(b)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide raffinose has to be characterized in terms of total number of different kinds of monosaccharide units present.
Concept introduction: Raffinose is a trisaccharide. It contains one glucose unit, one galactose unit and one fructose unit.
(c)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide raffinose has to be characterized in terms of total number of glycosidic linkages present.
Concept introduction: Raffinose is a trisaccharide. It contains one glucose unit, one galactose unit and one fructose unit.
(d)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide raffinose has to be characterized in terms of total number of different kinds of glycosidic linkages present.
Concept introduction: Raffinose is a trisaccharide. It contains one glucose unit, one galactose unit and one fructose unit.
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