14.10 What are reducing sugars?
14.10 What are reducing sugars?
14.10
All those carbohydrates which reduce Fehling's solution to red precipitate of Cu2O or Tollen's reagent to metallic Ag is called reducing sugars. All monosaccharides (both aldoses and ketoses) and disaccharides except Sucrose are reducing sugars.
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