Which of the following substances is a non-reducing sugar?

Kevin_Aro

3 years ago

The answer is A. Sucrose. Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because it cannot donate electrons to other molecules and therefore cannot act as a reducing agent1. The linkage between the glucose and fructose units in sucrose, which involves aldehyde and ketone groups, is responsible for the inability of sucrose to act as a reducing sugar.

Ghorchiee

4 years ago

sorry i am confused🤨,glucose and fructose are simple sugars,sucrose and maltose are reducing sugars so how us sucrose a non reducing sugar

please will anyone be kind enough to clarify