identify the disaccharide that fits the description: 1. not a reducing sugar 2. composed of two glucose units 3. ordinary table sugar 4. hydrolysis gives glucose and galactose
1. not a reducing sugar: Sucrose also called as table sugar is made of D-Glucose and D-fructose. It is a non reducing sugar as it has acetal units.
2. composed of two glucose units: Cellobiose is composed of two D-glucose units and belongs to the reducing sugars as it contains hemiacetal unit.
3. ordinary table sugar: As explaied in option 1.
4. hydrolysis gives glucose and galactose: Lactose (milk sugar) is made of D-glucose and D-galactose and hence, libertes these two units after hydrolysis.
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