Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBiologyBiomolecules3 Marks
Question
What is reducing sugar?
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Answer
1. A sugar that serves as a reducing agent due to presence of free aldehyde or ketone group is called a reducing sugar.
2. These sugars reduce the Benedict’s reagent ($Cu^2+ to Cu^+$) since they are capable of transferring hydrogens (electrons) to other compounds, a process called reduction.
3. All monosaccharides are reducing sugars.
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