Name the sugar present in milk. How many monosaccharide units are present in it? What are such oligosaccharides called?

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Sugar present in milk is known as lactose sugar. Two units of monosaccharides $β - D -$ galactose and $β - D -$ glucose are linked together.
Hence, are known as disaccharides.

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Name the sugar present in milk. How many monosaccharide units are present in it? What are such oligosaccharides called?

Sugar present in milk is known as lactose sugar. Two units of monosaccharides β−D− galactose and β−D− glucose are linked together. Hence, are known as disaccharides.

Sugar present in milk is known as lactose sugar. Two units of monosaccharides $β - D -$ galactose and $β - D -$ glucose are linked together.
Hence, are known as disaccharides.