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Which of following is NOT correct about fructose?
ChemistryBiomoleculesMHT CETMHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 1)
Options:
  • A It is ketohexose.
  • B It is reducing sugar.
  • C It is laevorotatory.
  • D Its ring structure is hemiacetal.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Its ring structure is hemiacetal.
Ring structure of fructose is a hemiketal not hemiacetal.

Fructose $\left(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_6\right)$ is a laevorotatory ketohexose. It is a reducing sugar.

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