which of the following is a non reducing sugar
sugar , lactose , fructose , maltose

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Common sugar is a disaccharide which known as sucrose. Sucrose is a non reducing sugar as it does not contains any aldehydic or ketonic group in the hemiacetal or hemiketal form and thus unable to reduce Tollens' and Fehling's reagent.

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Which one of the following pairs of nutrients includes both as simple sugars (monosaccharides) ?

(a) Sucrose and glucose

(b) Glucose and maltose

(d) Maltose and lactose

QUESTION 14.4

Classify the following into monosaccharides and disaccharides, Ribose, 2- deoxyribose, maltose, galactose, fructose and lactose.

C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}

C_{6} H_{10} O_{5}

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C_{12} H_{22} O_{11}

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

Choose the correct combinations of the monosaccharides forming disaccharides.
i. Glucose + Glucose = Maltose ii. Glucose + Fructose = Lactose

iii. Glucose + Fructose = Sucrose iv. Glucose + Galactose = Lactose

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