Identify non reducing sugar from following.

Identify non reducing sugar from following.
  1. Sucrose
  2. Maltose
  3. Lactose
  4. Glucose

Solution

Only sucrose is a non-reducing sugar as it does not reduce Tollen's reagent (due to the absence of -CHO group).

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (14 May Shift 1)

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