Q.78) 78 Sugar ' $X$ '
A. is found infoney.
B. is a keto sugar.
C. exists in and $\beta$-anomeric forms.
D. is laevorotatory.
' X ' is :
(1) Sucrose
(2) D-Glucose
(3) D-Fructose
(4) Maltose
A) Sucrose
B) D-glucose
C) D-Fructose
D) Maltose
D-Fructose
- Found in honey
- It is a keto sugar (a ketose)
- $\gamma$ Exists in $\alpha$ and $\beta$ forms (furanose form has anomeric carbon)
- It is laevorotatory - even though it's D-fructose, it rotates light to the left
Hence, the correct answer is option (3).