a. Glucose has 6 carbons; sorbitol has 5 carbons
b. Glucose has 6 carbons; sorbitol has 7 carbons
c. Glucose contains hydroxy groups;sorbitol does not
d. Glucose contains an aldehyde carbon;sorbitol has an alcohol carbon in that location
2007-10-05 08:01:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
glucose is sugar, used by the body, sorbitol is a chemically altered sugar that is NOT used by the body, it just passes right straight thru.
2007-10-05 08:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-15 13:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by Pamela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer should be D as sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. The aldehyde group of glucose is reduced to alcohol group to form sorbitol.
2007-10-05 21:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that it's D because sorbitol is a sugar alcohol. But that's just an educated guess.
2007-10-05 08:09:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋