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Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Maltose has two units linked at and and is a reducing sugar.
Statement II: Maltose has two monosaccharides: --glucose and --glucose linked at and and it is a non-reducing sugar.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options Question: given below.
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The correct answer is:
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Maltose is composed of two -glucose units in which of one glucose is linked to of another glucose unit.
As there is a free aldehydic group on one of the components of the disaccharides,It is a reducing sugar.
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