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A carbohydrate 7 monomers long has how many glycosidic bonds?

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The bond between monomers of carbohydrates, e.g. glucose and fructose is a glycosidic bond-forming in this case a sucrose molecule (disaccharide). A glycosidic linkage is a C-O-C bond (ether). The underlying reaction is a condensation reaction where 1 OH- and 1 H+ are split off resulting in the formation of H2O.

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