Which one of the following is non-reducing disaccharide?
(a) sucrose (b) maltose (c) lactose (d) none of these
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Answer: c) Sucrose
Answer: c) SucroseSucrose is a non-reducing sugar because the monosaccharides’ anomeric carbon is involved in glycoside or acetal formation. So it does not have a free -CHO group.
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Sucrose
Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because the monosaccharides' anomeric carbon is involved in glycoside or acetal formation.
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As the reducing groups of the glucose molecule and fructose molecules are involved in the formation of the glycosidic, sucrose is considered a non-reducing sugar. Therefore, Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.
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