Sucrose Is a Nonreducing Sugar.Why

question 82

Multiple Choice

Sucrose is a nonreducing sugar.Why?

• A) Sucrose does not contain an aldehyde functional group.
• B) Sucrose does not react with heat.
• C) Sucrose is a pyranose that cannot be reacted with copper.
• D) Sucrose is a disaccharide that cannot be converted to an open chain.

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