D-Glucose is called a reducing sugar because it undergoes an oxidation-reduction reaction at the anomeric carbon. One of the products of this reaction is:

D-Glucose is called a reducing sugar because it undergoes an oxidation-reduction reaction at the anomeric carbon. One of the products of this reaction is:



A) D-galactose.

B) D-gluconate.

C) D-glucuronate.

D) D-ribose.

E) muramic acid.



Answer: B) D-gluconate.


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