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How are sugar classified based on reduci...

How are sugar classified based on reducing nature of carbohydrates ?

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The sugars are again of two types i.e. reducing and non-reducing sugar. The carbohydrates which contain aldehyde and ketonic group in hemiacetal or hemiketal and reduce.
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