Why glucose (monosaccharide) and maltose (disaccharide) give positive Benedict test?
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Glucose is a monosaccharide that has a free aldehyde group (-CHO) in its structure, which makes it a reducing sugar. When glucose is mixed with Benedict's reagent (a solution of copper sulfate and sodium carbonate), the aldehyde group of glucose reacts with the Show more…
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