Answer to Question #252085 in General Chemistry for kakashi

Question

Disaccharides reducing sugars are?

Answer 1

Disaccharides are formed from two monosaccharides and can be classified as either reducing or nonreducing.Reducing disaccharides like lactose and maltose have only one of their two anomeric carbons involved in the glycosidic bond, while the other is free and can convert to an open-chain form with an aldehyde group.