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Is maltose non reducing sugar?
maltose is a reducing sugar ..
What is the term for double sugar?
A disaccharide.
Why do the more complex sugar disaccharides store more energy than monosaccarides?
disaccharides have more chemical bonds
Is Cellobiose is reducing or non reducing sugar?
It's a reducing sugar.
What are the names of two non-reducing sugars?
The disaccharides Sucrose and Trehalose are both non-reducing sugars.
Are all disaccharides reducing sugars?
Yes Dextrose is a reducinf sugar.
Do all 3 disaccharides act as reducing agents?
Lactose and maltose are reducing disaccharides.
How hydrochloric acid affect non-reducing sugar?
A non-reducing sugar can be hydrolyzed using dilute hydrochloric acid. After hydrolysis and neutralization of the acid, the product is a reducing sugar. So acidic hydrolysis can convert the non-reducing sugars (disaccharides and polysaccharides) into reducing simple sugars.
Do all three disaccharides act as reducing agents?
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Why cant table sugar be the positive control in test using Benedict's solution?
Table sugar, or sucrose, doesn't have an aldehyde group. Benedict's solution is used to determine if a reducing sugar is present. If it is a reducing sugar, the mixture will turn green/orange/red. The Benedict's solution contains copper (II) ions, which are reduced to a brick red precipitate of copper (I) oxide when the solution is heated. The Aldehyde (-CHO) group in a reducing sugar is the source of electrons that reduces copper (II) to copper (I). Since sucrose doesn't have an aldehyde group, it will not test positive for reducing sugars; it will not reduce the copper II in Benedict's to copper I and change the color of the solution.Fructose does not have an aldehyde group, yet it is reducing, because it gets rearranged to the reducing glucose in basic solution.All monosaccharides and some disaccharides are reducing sugars. Sucrose is one of the disaccharides that is not a reducing sugar.
What is barfoed test?
The Barfoeds test will allow us to make a distinction between reducing monosaccharides and reducing disaccharides. If the Red tetrazolium test is done first and is positive for a reducing sugar, then the Barfoeds test will tell us if it is mono or di.
Which carbohydrates give a positive reaction with benedicts reagent?
all reducing sugars - monosaccharides like glucose and a few non-reducing disaccharides like maltose
Is sucrose is reducing sugar?
No, it is not a reducing sugar.
Is maltose non reducing sugar?
maltose is a reducing sugar ..
What is the term for double sugar?
A disaccharide.
Is beet root reducing sugar or non reducing sugar?
reducing sugar
What sugars contain two sugar units?
Disaccharides
