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Question

Chemistry Question on Biomolecules

Which of the following is invert sugar?

A

Glucose

B

Fructose

C

Sucrose

D

Starch

Answer

Sucrose

Explanation

Solution

Sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Sucrose is dextro-rotatory but after hydrolysis gives dextro-rotatory glucose and laevo-rotatory fructose.