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Enzymes in a cell can distinguish between L and D forms of sugar.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was addressed to me in quiz.The origin of the question is Chemical Basis of Life topic in section Chemical Basis of Life of Cell Biology

Answer» RIGHT answer is (a) True

Easy explanation: Enzymes present in a LIVING cell can differentiate between the D and L FORMS of sugar. Therefore, a cell uses only ONE of the stereoisomers. For example, only D-glucose is used.


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