Given below are two statements. Statement I: Maltose has two α-D-glucose units linked at…

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Given below are two statements.
 Statement I: Maltose has two α-D-glucose units linked at C1 and C4 and is a reducing sugar.
 Statement II: Maltose has two monosaccharides: α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose linked at C1 and C6 and it is a non-reducing sugar.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. 
  (JEE Main 2022)
  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
  2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
  3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
  4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Answer

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

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