What is meant by inversion of sugar?
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Sucrose is dextrorotatory but on hydrolysis it gives an equimolar mixture of D-(+)- glucose and D-(-)-fructose which is laevorotatory. This change of specific rotation from dextrorotation to laevorotation is known as inversion of sugar.
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