Which is a reducing sugar
Which is a reducing sugar
- Galactose
- Gluconic acid
- β-methyl galactoside
- Sucrose
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The correct option is (A) : Galactose
Crystalline, sweet-tasting, and water-soluble, sugar is a material. A substance that reduces anything by having either an aldoses group or a ketoses group produces a reducing sugar. Reducing sugar includes all monosaccharides (which cannot undergo further hydrolysis). Disaccharides without aldehydic or ketonic groups, like maltose and lactose, function as reducing sugars. A monosaccharide is galactose (C6H12O6). It is just as sweet as sugar. The structure of galactose is similar to that of glucose, as illustrated in the above figure, but the atom configurations are different. It is a lowering sugar since it is a monosaccharide.
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Biomolecules
Biomolecules are the most essential organic molecules, which are involved in the maintenance and metabolic processes of living organisms. These non-living molecules are the actual foot-soldiers of the battle of sustenance of life.
There are four major classes of Biomolecules – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic acids and Lipids.
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