DUMET Medical DUMET Medical Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    Lactose is composed of following compunents:

    A)  glucose + fructose

    B)  glucoe + glucose

    C)  glucose + fructose + galactose

    D)  glucose + galactose

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Lactose or milk sugar is reducing sugar formed through \[\text{ }\!\!\beta\!\!\text{ ,}\,\text{1}\,\to \,\,4\] condensation between galactose and glucose. Maltose or malt sugar is also reducing sugar having glycosidic bond of \[\alpha \text{,}\,\text{1}\,\to \,\,4\] between two molecules of glucose. Sucrose is non-reducing commercial sugar formed of glucose and fructose. Raffinose is a trisaccharide, made of glucose, fructose and galactose residue.


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