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Is Glucose a Reducing Sugar?

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  • Sugar is considered a reducing sugar when it contains a hydroxyl group which acts as a reducing agent and reduces their agent. 
  • The very common monosaccharides such as glucose-fructose galactose are considered to reduce sugar due to a hydroxyl group which makes it a good reducing agent.
  • Glucose belongs to the category of monosaccharides, and glucose molecules contain a hydroxide group which makes it a good reducing agent, which is the opposite case of non-reducing sugar which does not contain a hydroxyl group that will make it reduction effective. 
  • The reducing sugars act like a reducing agent in normal conditions.