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Biomolecules: Reducing sugar MCQ

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Reducing sugarMediumQuestion 42004

Question

Maltose is a reducing sugar because it has:

  1. A
    a free anomeric carbon
    Correct
  2. B
    no glycosidic bond
  3. C
    only ketose units
  4. D
    no oxygen

Correct answer

a free anomeric carbon

Explanation

It can open to the aldehydic form.

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