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Multiple Choice
Which of the following disaccharides are reducing sugars?
A
Sugars A & B.
B
Sugars B & C.
C
Sugars C & D.
D
Sugars A & C.
E
>2 sugars.
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1
Identify the anomeric carbon in each sugar unit of the disaccharides. The anomeric carbon is the carbon that was the carbonyl carbon (C=O) in the open-chain form of the sugar.
Determine if the anomeric carbon is involved in the glycosidic bond. If the anomeric carbon is not involved in the glycosidic bond, the sugar is a reducing sugar.
For Sugar A, observe that the anomeric carbon of the second sugar unit is not involved in the glycosidic bond, indicating it is a reducing sugar.
For Sugar B, both anomeric carbons are involved in the glycosidic bond, indicating it is a non-reducing sugar.
For Sugar C, the anomeric carbon of the first sugar unit is not involved in the glycosidic bond, indicating it is a reducing sugar.