Name the monosaccharides which the following give on hydrolysis? (a) sucrose (b) lactose (c) maltose (d) Raffinose
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Solution
(A) Sucrose is made up of glucose and fructose molecules. When sucrose is consumed, the enzyme separates sucrose into its individual sugar units of glucose and fructose.
(B) Lactose is a disaccharide, a type of sugar composed of two simple sugars, glucose and galactose.
(C) Maltose is made up of two molecules of glucose.
(D) Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, glucose, and fructose.