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What is lactose a compound of?


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Lactose

  • Lactose is a compound made up of two monosaccharides, glucose, and galactose which have a glycosidic bond between them.
  • It is a disaccharide as it is made up of two monosaccharides.
  • It is a reducing sugar as it has a free aldehyde group present.

Hence lactose is a compound of glucose and galactose.


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