Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 2 - No. 15)
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a reducing sugar?
Contains a free aldehyde or ketone group
Reacts with Benedict's reagent
Undergoes mutarotation
Forms a glycosidic bond with another sugar
Explanation
Reducing sugars contain a free aldehyde or ketone group which allows them to react with oxidizing agents. The formation of glycosidic bonds occurs through the process of dehydration and is not specific to reducing sugars.
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