Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar?
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Correct answer: Sucrose
Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar because its glycosidic bond links the anomeric carbons of both glucose (C1) and fructose (C2), leaving no free reducing group. Glucose, fructose, and maltose all have free anomeric carbons and are therefore reducing sugars.
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