BIOLOGY
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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Which statement is true of sucrose?
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a) It’s a disaccharide.
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b)It’s table sugar.
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c)It contains glucose.
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Both (a) and (c)
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(a), (b), and (c).
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since, the reducing groups of glucose and fructose are involved in glycosidic bond formation, sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose, -d-glucopyranosyl-d-fructofuranoside.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sucrose is not a reducing sugar, e.g. it will not reduce Fehling’s solution of Tolloen’s reagent. It does not form an oxime or an osazone and does not undergo mutarotation.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. Explanation: Sucrose is not a reducing sugar, e.g., it will not reduce Fehling’s solution or Tollen’s reagnet. It does not form an oxime or an osazone, and does not undergo mutarotation.
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