Carbohydrates Are Chiral or "Handed" Biomolecules

question 11

Multiple Choice

Carbohydrates are chiral or "handed" biomolecules.What does the term chiral describe?

• A)a molecule that has a mirror image
• B)a molecule that can be superimposed on its mirror image
• C)a molecule that exists in two nonsuperimposable mirror image forms
• D)a molecule that can be digested by the body
• E)a molecule that may be synthesized by the body

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