What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose and (ii) ...

NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Biomolecules
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What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose and (ii) lactose ?

Solution:

(i) Sucrose on hydrolysis gives one unit of glucose and one unit of fructose.

C12H22O11

H2O

Invertase

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C6H12O6

Sucrose

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Glucose

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Fructose

(ii) Lactose on hydrolysis with dilute acids yields an equimolar mixture of D-glucose and D-galactose.

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