Which among the following carbohydrate molecules yields highest number of galactose molecules when one mole…

Which among the following carbohydrate molecules yields highest number of galactose molecules when one mole of each is hydrolyzed?
  1. Sucrose
  2. Stachyose
  3. Raffinose
  4. Lactose

Solution

Stachyose is a tetrasaccharide consisting of two $\alpha-\mathrm{D}$ - galactose units, one $\alpha-D$-glucose unit, and one $\beta-D-$ fructose unit.

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 2)

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