Why are lactose and maltose reducing sugars, but sucrose is not? $(15.5)$
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This results in a color change, indicating the presence of a reducing sugar. Lactose and maltose are reducing sugars because they have a free anomeric carbon, which is the carbon that is involved in the glycosidic bond between two monosaccharides. This free Show more…
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