The Drawing Below Shows the Structure of the Disaccharide Sucrose $\alpha$

question 17

Essay

The drawing below shows the structure of the disaccharide sucrose.
a.What are the names of the two monosaccharides that form sucrose?
b.Draw squares around the carbons that determine the designation D or L for each of the monosaccharides.
c.Draw circles around the anomeric carbon atoms on the drawing.
d.Indicate on the drawing for each of the anomeric carbon atoms whether they are in the $\alpha$ or the $\beta$ configuration.
e.Is sucrose a reducing sugar? Explain your answer in one sentence.

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Definitions:

Journal

A detailed record where all financial transactions of a business are initially recorded before being transferred to accounts in the ledger.

Chart of Accounts

A systematic list of all account titles and numbers used by a company to organize its financial transactions and prepare financial statements.

Debits

Accounting entries that increase asset or expense accounts, or decrease liability, equity, or revenue accounts; they are recorded on the left side of accounting ledgers.

Credits

Accounting entries that increase liabilities or equity or that decrease assets.