When D-(+)-Allose Is Treated with Bromine Water, Which of the Following

question 6

Multiple Choice

When D-(+) -allose is treated with bromine water, which of the following results?

• A) a racemic mixture of aldaric acids
• B) an optically active aldaric acid
• C) an optically inactive aldaric acid
• D) an optically active aldonic acid
• E) an optically inactive aldonic acid

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Chromatin

is the complex of DNA and proteins that forms chromosomes within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

Protein Modifications

Chemical changes that occur to proteins post-synthesis, altering their function and activity.

Regulation of Transcription

The control of gene expression at the DNA transcription stage, determining when and how genes are activated.

mRNA Processing

Various modifications that mRNA undergoes, which may include splicing, capping, and polyadenylation, after it is transcribed from DNA and before it is translated into a protein.