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What arereducingand non - reducingsugars ?

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SOLUTION :(i) Reducing sugars : Thosecarbonydrateswhichcontianfree aldehydeor ketonic GROUPAND reducesFehling.ssoluiton and Tollen.sreagent are calledreducingsugars. Allmonosacchaideswhetheraldoseor ketoneare reducingsugares.
(II) Non - reducingsugars : Cabohydrateswhich do not reduce Tollen.sreagentand Fehling.ssolutionarecallednon - reducingsugars.ExampleSucrose. Theydo not havefree ALDEHYDEGROUP .


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