Q.

Which of the following does not belong to the category of hexoses?

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a

Glucose

b

Fructose

c

Ribose

d

Galactose

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Ribose is pentose. Ribose is a simple sugar and carbohydrate with molecular formula C₅H₁₀O₅ and the linear-form composition H−−(CHOH)₄−H. The naturally-occurring form, d-ribose, is a component of the ribonucleotides from which RNA is built, and so this compound is necessary for coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes

Formula: C5H10O5

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