NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
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: -Only sucrose is a non-reducing sugar as it does not reduce Tollen’s reagent (due to the absence of −CHO group).
Detailed explanation-2: -Non-reducing sugars do not have an group attached to the anomeric carbon so they cannot reduce other compounds. E.g. sucrose and Raffinose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cellulose is also polysaccharide and amorphous. Thus it is tasteless and non-sugar.
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