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COMEDK · Chemistry · 30. Biomolecules

Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar due to

  1. A 1-2 linkage
  2. B 1-4 linkage
  3. C \(1-5\) linkage
  4. D 1-6 linkage
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(A) 1-2 linkage

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Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar due to 1, 2-glycosidic linkage between anomeric carbon atoms. Therefore, there is no free aldehyde or ketone group (reducing of group) as they are involved in glycosidic linkage.