Which Is Not an Intermediate Monosaccharide in the Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which is not an intermediate monosaccharide in the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis of d-mannose from d-glyceraldehyde?

• A)d-Ribose
• B)d-Threose
• C)d-Arabinose
• D)d-Erythrose
• E)d-Ribose and d-Threose

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Definitions:

Homosporous

Referring to plants that produce spores of one kind only, which are typically bisexual and can develop into a male or female gametophyte.

Eudicot Seeds

Eudicot Seeds belong to one of the two major groups of flowering plants, characterized by having two seed leaves, or cotyledons, upon germination, among other distinct structural features.

Nutritive Material

Substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.

Endosperm

The 3n nutritive tissue that is formed at some point in the development of all angiosperm seeds.