Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Non-reducing disaccharides | PGIMER MCQs for MD MS Preparations

Non-reducing disaccharides are: 

A. Lactose 
B. Sucrose 
C. Maltose 
D. Fructose 
E. Glucose



Ans. B. Sucrose 
* Disaccharides (Two monosaccharide units).
* Reducings with free aldehyde or ketogroup eg. maltose, lactose and isomaltose. 
* Non-reducing : sucrose, trehalose.