Question

Maltose on hydrolysis gives

• A. Mannose + glucose
• B. Galactose + glucose
• C. Glucose
• D. Mannose + fructose

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Glucose

Answer 2

$\underset { \text { Maltose } } { \mathrm { C } _ { 12 } \mathrm { H } _ { 22 } \mathrm { O } _ { 11 } } + \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } \xrightarrow [ \text { (from yeast) } ] { \text { Maltase } } 2 \underset { \text { Glucose } } { \mathrm { C } _ { 6 } \mathrm { H } _ { 12 } \mathrm { O } _ { 6 } }$ .