The correct statement(s) about the following sugars X and Y is/are:

X is a reducing sugar and Y is a non-reducing sugar

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X is a non-reducing sugar and Y is a reducing sugar

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The glucosidic linkages in X and Y are

α

and

β

, respectively

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The glucosidic linkages in X and Y are

β

and

α

, respectively

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The correct options are
B X is a non-reducing sugar and Y is a reducing sugar
C The glucosidic linkages in X and Y are $α$ and $β$ , respectively

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The correct statement(s) about the following sugars X and Y is/are:

The correct options are B X is a non-reducing sugar and Y is a reducing sugar C The glucosidic linkages in X and Y are α and β, respectively

The correct options are
B X is a non-reducing sugar and Y is a reducing sugar
C The glucosidic linkages in X and Y are $α$ and $β$ , respectively