-The Relationship Between X and Y in the Above Figure

question 334

Multiple Choice

-The relationship between x and y in the above figure is

• A) positive with an increasing slope.
• B) positive with a decreasing slope.
• C) negative with an increasing slope.
• D) negative with a decreasing slope.

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Definitions:

Haworth Structure

A method for representing cyclic sugars as planar rings with hydroxyl groups positioned above or below the plane.

β-Furanose

A form of a cyclic sugar where the furanose ring has the hydroxyl group at the anomeric carbon in the beta configuration.

α-D-Glucopyranose

An isomer of glucose that is a six-membered oxygen-containing ring (pyranose form), important in biology and nutrition.

Anomers

Carbohydrates that differ in configuration only at the hemiacetal or hemiketal carbon atom, often referred to as the anomeric carbon.