JEE Main Chemistry question

Sucrose is made up of:

(A)Glucopyranose and fructofuranose
(B)A glucopyranose and a fructofuranoseCorrect
(C)A glycofuranose and a fructofuranose
(D)A glucofuranose and fructopyranose

Answer: (B)

Solution

Sucrose is formed from one molecule of -D-glucose in its six-membered pyranose form joined through a 1,2-glycosidic bond to one molecule of -D-fructose in its five-membered furanose form — precisely "a

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Question ID VK-151159