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Identify from the following pairs, a pair of aldoses.(a) Sorbose, allose(b) Mannose, tagatose(c) Psicose, gulose(d) Talose, idoseThe question was posed to me in an interview for job.This interesting question is from Biomolecules Carbohydrates topic in division Biomolecules of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer» CORRECT option is (d) TALOSE, IDOSE

Explanation: All the compounds mentioned are monosaccharides with the formula C6H12O6. However, allose, mannose, GULOSE, talose and idose are aldohexoses. Sorbose, tagatose and PSICOSE are aldoketoses.


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