Essential Biochemistry - Carbohydrate Chemistry (Section 4 - No. 13)
Which of the following is a key characteristic that distinguishes a reducing sugar from a non-reducing sugar?
The presence of a free aldehyde or ketone group
The number of carbon atoms in the ring structure
The type of glycosidic bond present
The ability to form a ring structure
Explanation
Reducing sugars have a free aldehyde or ketone group, which can be oxidized.
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