_ is/are a non-reducing sugar.

Correct answer: B. Sucrose

  • A. Glucose and fructose
  • B. Sucrose
  • C. Fructose and maltose
  • D. Galactose

Explanation

A reducing sugar must have a free hemiacetal group. In sucrose, the anomeric carbons of both the glucose and fructose units are involved in the glycosidic bond, so there is no free hemiacetal. Therefore, sucrose is a non-reducing sugar.

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