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What are reducing and non-reducing sugars? Give examples.

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Sugars which reduces Fehlings solution and Tollen's reagent are called reducing sugars. These sugars contain free aldehyde group or ketonic group adjacent to CHOH group. Ex : Glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose.
Sugars which does not reduce Fehlings solution and Tollen's reagent are called non- reducing sugars. Ex : Sucrose.
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  • Sucrose is a non reducing sugar because

    A
    sucrose is a disaccharide
    B
    aldehydic group of glucose is blocked
    C
    ketonic group of fructose and aldehydic group of glucose are blocked
    D
    ketonic group of fructose is blocked

  • Sucrose is not a reducing sugar since

    A
    it is chemically stable
    B
    it contains no free aldehyde or keto group adjacent to a group
    C
    it is built up of a fructose unit
    D
    it is optically active

  • Sucrose is non reducing sugar due to

    A
    1-2 linkage
    B
    1-4 linkage
    C
    1-5 linkage
    D
    1-6 linkage

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