Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide stachyose has to be characterized in terms of total number of monosaccharide units present.
Concept introduction: Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide. It contains one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose and two molecules of galactose.
(b)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide stachyose is to be characterized in terms of total number of different kinds of monosaccharide units present.
Concept introduction: Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide. It contains one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose and two molecules of galactose.
(c)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide stachyose has to be characterized in terms of total number of glycosidic linkages present.
Concept introduction: Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide. It contains one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose and two molecules of galactose.
(d)
Interpretation: The oligosaccharide stachyose has to be characterized in terms of total number of different kinds of glycosidic linkages present.
Concept introduction: Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide. It contains one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose and two molecules of galactose.
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