Question

What are the hydrolysis products of sucrose?

• A. Fructose + Fructose
• B. Glucose + Glucose
• C. Glucose + Galactose
• D. Glucose + Fructose

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$\underset{\text{Sucrose}}{C_{12}{H}_{22}{O}_{11}}+H_{2}O\stackrel{\text{Invertase}}{\to }\underset{\text{Glucose}}{C_6{H}_{12}{O}_6}+\underset{\text{Fructose}}{C_6{H}_{12}{O}_6}$