Q.

Which one given below is a non-reducing sugar                   [2016]

1 Glucose  
2 Sucrose  
3 Maltose  
4 Lactose  

Ans.

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All monosaccharides whether aldoses or ketoses are reducing sugars. Disaccharides such as sucrose in which the two monosaccharide units are linked through their reducing centres. Sucrose is non-reducing because the reducing group of glucose and fructose are involved in glycosidic bond formation.