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What is meant of inversion of sugar ?

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It is the change is sign (inversion) from dextro (+) to laevo (-) when a sugar (e.g., sucrose) dissolves in water to from glucose (+) and fructose) (-).
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(a) What are zwitter ions? (b) What is denaturation of proteins? (c) What is meant by inversion of sugar? (d) What is mutarotation?

(i) What is denaturation of proteins ? (ii) What is meant by inversion of sugars ? (iii) What is muta rotains ?

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  2. Write the zwitterion structure for glycine.

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  3. What is meant of inversion of sugar ?

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  20. What are the hydrolysis products of sucrose ?

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