Lactose is composed of

Question

Lactose is composed of (A) glucose + galactose (B) fructose + galactose (C) glucose + fructose (D) glucose + glucose.

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Lactose is popularly known as milk sugar. It is a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose. The covalent bond that joins these two monosaccharide units is called glycosidic bond or glycosidic linkage. It is a reducing sugar.

Q. Lactose is composed of

glucose + galactose

fructose + galactose

glucose + fructose

glucose + glucose.

Lactose is popularly known as milk sugar. It is a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose. The covalent bond that joins these two monosaccharide units is called glycosidic bond or glycosidic linkage. It is a reducing sugar.