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Q. The monosaccharide constituents of lactose are

AMUAMU 2014Biomolecules

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Lactose on hydrolysis with dilute acid, produces an equimolar mixture of $\beta-D(+)$-glucose and $\beta-D(+)$ - galactose, thus, its monosaccharide constituents are $\beta-D$- -glucose and $\beta$-$D$-galactose
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