No, it's a pure carbohydrate (pentose type of sugar) compound
There are 5 atoms of carbon in a xylose molecule.
A xyloketal is the ketal form of a xylose.
Monosaccharides are the simplest sugars: - Glucose - Fructose - Galactose - Xylose - Ribose
Mixture
Heterogenous
The heat capacity of xylose is 281 Jmol-1K-1.
There are 5 atoms of carbon in a xylose molecule.
A xyloside is a glycoside of xylose.
Xylose is a simple sugar and a primary monosaccharide found in many plant materials such as wood and straw. It is often used as a sweetener in the food industry and can be used by some microorganisms as a carbon source.
A xyloketal is the ketal form of a xylose.
Xylose is a 5-carbon sugar that can form a cyclic structure through intramolecular reaction between the C1 carbonyl group and the C5 hydroxyl group. This forms a six-membered ring called a pyranose ring, with oxygen at the anomeric position. The cyclic form of xylose is more common in solution than the open-chain form.
Xylose acts as a reductant because it has a reducing aldehyde group in its structure. This aldehyde group can donate electrons during a redox reaction, leading to the reduction of another species. Xylose can reduce certain compounds by transferring its electrons to them, making it a reductant in chemical reactions.
Xylose is an aldose because it has an aldehyde functional group as its terminal carbon in the linear form.
The answer is, Xylose, which is a sugar but in liquid form.
Some examples: glucose, fructose, galactose, xylose, ribose.
Glucose (dextrose), Fructose (levulose), Galactose, xylose and ribose
Monosaccharides are the simplest sugars: - Glucose - Fructose - Galactose - Xylose - Ribose