reducing/non reducing sugars Flashcards
1
Q
two types of sugars
A
-reducing
-non reducing
2
Q
what do reducing agents do
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-donates electrons during redox reactions
-is oxidized
3
Q
what is the reducing agents in reducing sugars
A
aldehyde functional group
4
Q
what two groups can reducing sugars have
A
-aldehyde functional group
-ketone group in open chain form (can be converted into aldehyde)
5
Q
examples of monosaccharide reducing sugars
A
glucose, fructose ,galactose
6
Q
examples of disaccharide reducing sugars
A
maltose, lactose
7
Q
what do non reducing sugars not have
A
an aldehyde functional group
8
Q
what can non reducing sugars not do
A
reduce copper (I) (blue) to copper (II) (red)
9
Q
examples of non reducing sugars
A
sucrose (most common disaccharide)
10
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