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Standard XII
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Common Disaccharides
Why is Maltos...
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Why is Maltose a reducing sugar?
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Maltose:
Maltose, also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide made up of two glucose units connected together by a bond.
It has a chemical formula
C
12
H
22
O
11
.
Reducing sugar:
Maltose has two glucose units, and the free aldehyde group can be produced in solution via the second glucose unit.
The reaction is given below:
Hence, Maltose is a reducing sugar.
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