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MHT CET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Stachyose is a

  1. A monosaccharide
  2. B disaccharide
  3. C trisaccharide
  4. D tetrasaccharide
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(D) tetrasaccharide

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Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two \(\alpha\) -D-galactose units, one \(\alpha\) -D-glucose unit and one \(\beta-\mathrm{D}\) -fructose unit sequentally linked as gal \((\alpha 1 \rightarrow 6)\) gal \((\alpha 1 \rightarrow 6)\) glc \((\alpha 1 \rightarrow 2 \beta)\) fru. It is naturally found in numerous vegetables and plants.