Reducing sugar can be differentiated from non reducing sugar as latter

Lacks glycosidic bond

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Can reduce

C u^{2 +} t o C u^{+}

ions

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Lacks free aldehyde or ketone group

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Both (1) & (3)

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Solution

The correct option is C Both (1) & (3)
Non-reducing sugar do not have an OH group attached to the anomeric carbon so they cannot reduce other compound. Also, they lack free aldehyde or ketone group.
So the correct answer is 'Both (1) and (3)'.

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Reducing sugar can be differentiated from non reducing sugar as latter

The correct option is C Both (1) & (3)Non-reducing sugar do not have an OH group attached to the anomeric carbon so they cannot reduce other compound. Also, they lack free aldehyde or ketone group.So the correct answer is 'Both (1) and (3)'.

The correct option is C Both (1) & (3)
Non-reducing sugar do not have an OH group attached to the anomeric carbon so they cannot reduce other compound. Also, they lack free aldehyde or ketone group.
So the correct answer is 'Both (1) and (3)'.