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Which of the following monosaccharides are present as five-membered cyclic structure (furanose structure)?

(i) Ribose

(ii) Glucose

(iii) Fructose

(iv) Galactose

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The answer is the option (i) and (iii). Due to the presence of polyhydroxyl carbonyl compound of 5 carbon atoms, ribose and fructose show the furanose structure containing five-membered cyclic structure. Thus, Option (i) and (iii) are the answers.

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