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What are non reducing sugars​

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A non-reducing sugar has no free carbonyl groups. They are in acetal or ketal form. These sugars do not show mutarotation. Common examples for these are Sucrose, raffinose, gentianose and all polysaccharides.

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Answer: A nonreducing sugar is a carbohydrate that is not oxidized by a weak oxidizing agent (an oxidizing agent that oxidizes aldehydes but not alcohols, such as the Tollen's reagent) in basic aqueous solution

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