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Explain why sucrose is also called invert sugar.

Important Questions on Biochemistry

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Sucrose contains glucose and fructose linked by :
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Sucrose is a disaccharide and a non-reducing sugar.
Reason (R): Sucrose involves glycosidic linkage between C1 of β-glucose and C2 of α-fructose.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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Sucrose is not:

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Write Haworth structure of "Lactose".
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The reaction of concentrated sulphuric acid with carbohydrates C12H22O11 is an example of
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What is invert sugar? Why is it so called?
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Write the products obtained after hydrolysis of lactose.

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What are the expected products of hydrolysis of Lactose?
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Which of the following will not produce an aldehyde group at the anomeric carbon in solution?
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 All monosaccharides__________ Tollens' reagent.
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Give one exampe of oligosacchardies.
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Maltose on treatment with dilute HCl gives:
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Write the names of two oligosaccharides.
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What are the products obtained on hydrolysis of sucrose?
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What are tetrasaccharides? Give its general formula and an example
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Define Oligosaccharide?
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Show that sucrose is a disaccharide.
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Which of the following sugars is a reducing disaccharide?
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Which one of the following statement is not true?
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For 'invert sugar', the correct statement(s) is (are)

(Given: specific rotations of +-sucrose, +-maltose, L---glucose and L-+-fructose in aqueous solution are + 66°, +140°, –52° and + 92°, respectively)