[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]Forensic Chemistry > 2. Analysis of organic material can distinguish plant and animal material > Glucose as a Monomer >[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;font-family: “Oxygen”,sans-serif;”]Identify glucose as a monomer and describe the condensation reactions which produce sucrose as an example of a disaccharide [/cs_text][cs_text]Glucose
– an example of monosaccharide which is a primary source of energy
– produced from photosynthesis of plants
– released upon digestion of starch
– can undergo condensation reaction with fructose to produce the disaccharide, sucrose[/cs_text][cs_text]
[/cs_text][cs_text]Figure 1. Formation of sucrose (table sugar) via ether linkage of α-glucose and β-fructose.
– also undergoes condensation reactions to produce polysaccharides such as glycogen, starch and cellulose[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][/cs_content]