OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which of the following is Non reducing sugar
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Lactose
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Maltose
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Cellebiose
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Sucrose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because the two monosaccharide units are held together by a glycosidic linkage between C1 of -glucose and C2 of -fructose. Since the reducing groups of glucose and fructose are involved in glycosidic bond formation, sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Stachyose, Sucrose, Verbascose, Trehalose and Raffinose are the five examples of non reducing sugars.
Detailed explanation-4: -> Sucrose is not a reducing sugar because it lacks the ability to form either aldehyde or a ketone in a basic solution.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sucrose. Trehalose. Raffinose. Stachyose. Verbascose. 20-Feb-2022
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