Sucrose is composed of

Glucose + fructose

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Glucose + galactose

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Fructose + galactose

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D Glucose + fructose
Sucrose is made up of glucose and fructose unit linked together by an acetal oxygen bridge between C1 of alpha-D glucose and C2 of Beta-D fructose.

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Sucrose is composed of

The correct option is D Glucose + fructoseSucrose is made up of glucose and fructose unit linked together by an acetal oxygen bridge between C1 of alpha-D glucose and C2 of Beta-D fructose.

The correct option is D Glucose + fructose
Sucrose is made up of glucose and fructose unit linked together by an acetal oxygen bridge between C1 of alpha-D glucose and C2 of Beta-D fructose.