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reducing sugar

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ID 705724 Last modified 03.03.2014
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redutseeriv suhkur preferred
  • a monosaccharide or disaccharide sugar that can donate electrons to other molecules and can therefore act as a reducing agent
redutseeriv suhkur preferred
reducing sugar
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  • The possession of a free ketone (-CO-) or aldehyde (-CHO) group enables most monosaccharides and disaccharides to act as reducing sugars. Reducing sugars can be detected by Benedict's test.

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