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Which of the following is a reducing sug...

Which of the following is a reducing sugar

A

Galactose

B

Gluconic acid

C

`beta`-methyl galactoside

D

Sucrose

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The correct Answer is:
A
Glucose, fructose, mannose, galactose are hexose monosaccharides. The monosaccharirdes have free aldehyde or ketone group which can reduce `Cu^(2+)" to "Cu.` Therefore, these are called reducing sugars.
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