Question

Lactose is made up
a. Glucose & mannose
b. Fructose & glucose
c. Ribose & ribulose
d. Glucose & galactose

Answer 1

correct answer is (d) ie. Lactose is made up of Glucose & galactose.

Lactose is classified as a disaccharide.

It is a sugar compound of galactose and glucose.

Lactose comprise around 2–8% of milk in terms of wt%.

The name comes from lac that means milk in Latin, plus the suffix  name as sugars. The compound is water-soluble, white in color.

It is non-hygroscopic with a mildly sweet taste. It is used