Digestion and AbsorptionHard
Question
Which is a reducing sugar ?
Options
A.Galactose
B.Gluconic acid
C.β -methyl galactoside
D.Sucrose
Solution
Galactose, fructose, mannose, galactose are hexose monosaccharides. The monosaccharides have free aldehyde or ketone group which can reduce Cu2+ to Cu+ Therefore, these are called reducing sugar.
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