Question
Find and write down structures of 10 interesting small molecular weight biomolecules. Find if there is any
industry which manufactures the compounds by isolation. Find out who are the buyers.
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Answer
Small Molecular Weight Biomolecules: Lactic acid, simple sugars, pentoses, hexoses, lipids, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides.
Sugar and cotton, as well as biotechnological industries, manufactures the compounds by isolation.
Sugar and cotton, as well as biotechnological industries, manufactures the compounds by isolation.
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