Eduprobe
Question:
Which of the following statements is not true about sucrose?
On hydrolysis, it produces glucose and fructose.
It is also named as invert sugar.
It is a non reducing sugar.
The glycosidic linkage is present betweenC1ofα-glucose andC1ofβ- fructose.
Solution:
Correct option is B. The glycosidic linkage is present betweenC1ofα-glucose andC1ofβ- fructose. Sucrose →H₂O α-D-glucose + β-D-fructose also named as invert sugar and it is a example of non-reducing sugar. The glycosidic linkage is present between C1 of α-glucose and C2 of β-fructose. In sucrose, the components glucose and fructose are linked via an ether bond between C1 on the glucosyl subunit and C2 on the fructosyl unit. The bond is called a glycosidic linkage.