Why is lactose a reducing sugar while sucrose is a non-reducing sugar? Explain clearly. Please support the answer with an illustration.
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A reducing sugar is one that contains an aldehyde group or is capable of forming one through isomerization, which can act as a reducing agent. In contrast, a non-reducing sugar does not have a free aldehyde or ketone group for the redox reaction. Show more…
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