MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Identify glycosidic linkage present in maltose

(A) glycosidic
(B) glycosidicCorrect
(C) glycosidic
(D) glycosidic

Answer: (B)

Solution

Maltose is a disaccharide made of two -D-glucose units. The C-1 of one glucose (in the form) is linked through oxygen to C-4 of the second glucose, giving an glycosidic linkage; the second glucose retains a free

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