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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Biomolecules

Which of the following carbohydrates has a glycosidic linkage?

  1. A Fructofuranose
  2. B Glucopyranose
  3. C Maltose
  4. D β-D-fructose
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(C) Maltose

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In maltose, two d-glucose residues are joined by a glycosidic linkage between the α-anomeric form of C-1 on one sugar and the hydroxyl oxygen atom on C-4 of the adjacent sugar. Such a linkage is called an α-1, 4-glycosidic bond.