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Q. The two functional groups present in a typical carbohydrate are

JIPMERJIPMER 2015Biomolecules

Solution:

Carbohydrates are essentially polyhydroxy aldehydes and polyhydroxy ketones. Thus, the two functional groups present are (aldehyde or ketone) and -OH (hydroxy) groups.

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