MHT CET202415 May 2024Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Identify the correct statement about glucose from following.
Options
- AIt is aldohexose.
- BIt is nonreducing sugar.
- CIt contains three chiral carbon atoms.
- DIts ring structure is hemiketal.
Correct answer
A. It is aldohexose.
Step-by-step solution
Explanation: - Glucose is an aldohexose, meaning it is a six-carbon sugar with an aldehyde group. - It is a reducing sugar, not nonreducing (since it can reduce other substances). - It contains four chiral carbon atoms, not three. - The ring structure of glucose is a hemiactal, not a hemiketal, because it forms from an aldehyde group, not a ketone.