NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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All folowing are reducing sugar except
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Glucose
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Sucrose
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Maltose
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Lactose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In above options, all are monosaccharides (reducing sugars) except sucrose.
Detailed explanation-2: -All monosaccharides are reducing sugars because they either have an aldehyde group (if they are aldoses) or can tautomerize in solution to form an aldehyde group (if they are ketoses). This includes common monosaccharides like galactose, glucose, glyceraldehyde, fructose, ribose, and xylose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Stachyose, Sucrose, Verbascose, Trehalose and Raffinose are the five examples of non reducing sugars.
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