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Biomolecules: Reducing sugar MCQ

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Reducing sugarMediumQuestion 42003

Question

Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because:

  1. A
    both anomeric carbons are involved in glycosidic linkage
    Correct
  2. B
    it has no oxygen
  3. C
    it is a monosaccharide
  4. D
    it contains no hydrogen

Correct answer

both anomeric carbons are involved in glycosidic linkage

Explanation

No free hemiacetal group remains.

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