JEE Main Chemistry question

What is not true for carbohydrates?

(A)General formula is
(B)Glucose is the most common monomer of carbohydrates
(C)Fructose is the sweetest of all sugars
(D)Do not conjugate with lipidsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Carbohydrates in fact do conjugate with lipids, forming an important class of biomolecules called glycolipids, so the claim that they "do not conjugate with lipids" is false. The classical general formula (equivalent to ) is the

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