Chemistry · Carbohydrates: Classification, aldoses and ketoses, monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose)
Incorrect statement about given carbohydrate is
Incorrect statement about given carbohydrate is
- A. Above compound is a reducing sugar
- B. Above compound undergo mutaritation
- C. Above compound is a non-reducing sugar
- D. Above compound has a glycosidic linkage
Step-by-step solution
Reducing sugars, such as maltose and lactose, have a free aldehyde or hemiacetal group, allowing them to reduce Tollens' reagent and undergo mutarotation. They also contain a glycosidic linkage. Since the compound is likely a reducing disaccharide (e.g., maltose or lactose), it is a reducing sugar, not a non-reducing sugar. Thus, statement C is incorrect.