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Which types of bonds are found in sugars?(a) amide(b) acidic(c) glycosidic(d) non-covalentI got this question in homework.Enquiry is from Chemical Basis of Life in chapter Chemical Basis of Life of Cell Biology

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Correct option is (c) glycosidic

The explanation is: Sugars are joined to one another by covalent glycosidic bonds that play a major ROLE in the FORMATION of large SUGAR MOIETIES. In these bonds carbon of one sugar molecule bonds with the hydroxyl GROUP of another sugar generating a –C-O-C- linkage.



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