... are termed hexoses. E.g. glucose and fructose, (major sources of energy; involved in the synthesis of polysaccharides). Pentose and hexoses are the most common monosaccarhides and exist as chain or ring structures. The 5 membered pentose ring is called a furanose ring and the 6 membered hexose ring is called a pyranose ring. When 2 monosaccharides are joined by means of a condensation reaction they form a disaccharide. ... , it is the main source of water for a number of desert animals, e.g. the kangaroo rat. Next I will discuss amino acids. The general formula of an amino acid is: The ...

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... Carbon Dioxide because they were not a food source for yeast. The results suggest that sugars are very good energy sources for a cell where amino acid, Glycine, is not. INTRODUCTION Fermentation is an anaerobic process in which fuel molecules are broken down to create pyruvate and ATP molecules ( ... in each of the test tubes and extracted 1ml of the solutions into it. Once the mixture was in the pipette, someone from the group placed a piece of parafilm securely on the open end of the pipette and upon completion removed the top part of the graduated pipette. When ... time could have be...

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