The simple polyhydroxy ketone molecule containing 3-7 carbons is a
a) Disaccharide b) Monosaccharide c) Polysaccharide d) dipeptide
AA
BB
CC
DD
A.
(b) Monosaccharides are simple sugars with empirical formula C_n (H_2 O)_n and containing 3-7 ccarbon, ie., trioses (3C), tetroses (4C), pentoses (5C) and hexoses (6C).