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Q: Why are monossacharides called hexoses?
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Glucose galactose fructose are carbohydrates called what?

Glucose, galactoce, and fructose are carbohydrates called hexoses. Hexoses are monosaccharides with 6 carbon atoms. (hexo- meaning 6)


Are the simplest carbohydrates?

monossacharides


What is hexokinase?

a hexokinase is an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexoses.


Why 2NDand 3RDcarbon in galactose is asymmetric?

Because the structure called "galactose" has asymmetric carbons at the 2nd through 5th positions (as do most hexoses). There isn't a "why" about it, that's just the way things are.


What is a simple carbohydrate with 6 carbons?

The general term is hexose; if you were looking for a specific example, both glucose and fructose are hexoses.


What is the main sugar of the plant cell wall?

Main sugar in plant cell wall is cellulose.Instead lignin,hemicellulose,some pentoses and hexoses are found.


What are glucose molecules similar to?

It's really unclear what you mean. They're similar to simple sugars. They're similar to hexoses. They're similar to aldoses.


How many hydrogen atoms are in a monosaccharide?

For (most common) hexoses there are 12 H atoms (C6H12O6) but for pentoses (like ribose) it's only 10 (C5H10O5).


What is reaction of hexoses?

Hexoses, which are either aldoses or ketoses, show reducing properties. This reducing property is the basis of the test for sugar in the urine and in the blood. When reducing agent is treated with an oxidizing agent such as Cu2+ complex ion,+ a red-orange precipitate of copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) is formed. The unbalanced equation for the reaction of an aldehyde with Copper (II) complex ion can be written as follow: aldehyde + Cu2+ heat NAOH


There are two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for each carbon in?

a carbohydrate. For example, pentoses are C5, H10, O5, and hexoses are C6, H12, O6 <- glucose.


C 6 H 12 O 6 in words?

C6H12O6 (molar mass: 180.16 g/mol). It may refer to glucose, hexoses, and other subtsances.


What are simple sugars containing between 3 and 7 carbon atoms?

not sure