what is a Reducing sugar?

Answer Posted / sravani namireddy

Sugars has functinol group,it may be aldehyde or ketone
group,the functional group which is free and able to react
with other is called reducing sugar.
e.g. MALTOSE and LACTOSE are the disaccharides which are
reducing sugars.

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