Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYSTD 11 - 9. Biomolecules1 Mark
MCQ
Which one of the following is a non reducing carbohydrate?
A
Maltose
✓
Sucrose
C
Lactose
D
Ribose $5$-phosphate
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
Sucrose
b (b) : In nonreducing sugars, a free aldehyde or ketonic group is absent. Sucrose is a nonreducing sugar formed by condensation of one molecule each of glucose and fructose with release of a water molecule. A glycosidic bond is established between carbon atom $1$ of glucose and carbon atom $2$ of fructose.
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