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Name the sugar present in milk. How many monosaccharide units are present in it? What are such oligosaccharides called?

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The sugar present in milk is known as lactose. Two monosaccharide units are present in lactose. These are `beta-D` glucose and `beta-D` galactose. Both have pyranose ring structures. Lactose is an oligosaccharide called disaccharide.
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Knowledge Check

  • The sugar present in milk is

    A
    Sucrose
    B
    Fructose
    C
    Lactose
    D
    Glucose
  • The sugar present in milk is

    A
    glucose
    B
    lactose
    C
    fructose
    D
    sucrose
  • Name the sugars present in honey.

    A
    Levulose
    B
    Maltose
    C
    Dextrose
    D
    All of these
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