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Common Disaccharides

Sucrose can b...

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Sucrose can be represented as

glucose + fructose

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glucose + glucose

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glucose + galactose

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glucose + maltose

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Solution

The correct option is A glucose + fructose
Sucrose, which is a disaccharide, is formed of one glucose unit and a fructose unit.
Disaccharides are carbohydrates with two sugar units.
Two units of glucose combine to form maltose whereas one unit of glucose combines with one unit of galactose to form lactose.

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