Which one of the following is NOT a disaccharide?

Which one of the following is NOT a disaccharide?
  1. Sucrose
  2. Fructose
  3. Maltose
  4. Lactose

Solution

Monosaccharides : A carbohydrate that cannot be hydrolysed further to give simpler unit of polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone is called a monosaccharides. Example:- Glucose, Fructose, ribose Disaccharides: The sugar formed when less two monosaccharides and joined by glycosidic linkage. Example :- Sucrose, lactose, maltose.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (22 May Shift 1)

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