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Why is sucrose called non-reducing sugar and maltose as reducing sugar. Illustrate with their structures.

Sujan Lamichhane , 7 Years ago
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Arun

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Non-reducing sugars do not have an OH group attached to the anomeric carbon so they cannot reduce other compounds. All monosaccharides such as glucose are reducing sugars. A disaccharide can be a reducing sugar or a non-reducing sugar. Maltose and lactose are reducing sugars, while sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.
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