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Complete and vigorous acidic hydrolysis of which of the following common disaccharides definitively Biomolecules Chemistry Question

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Complete and vigorous acidic hydrolysis of which of the following common disaccharides definitively yields exclusively and entirely D-glucose molecules as the sole end product?

Answer: C

💡 Solution & Explanation

Sucrose strictly yields glucose and fructose. Lactose strictly yields galactose and glucose. Maltose is structurally an $\alpha-1,4'$ -linked dimer composed entirely of two completely identical $\alpha$ -D-glucose molecules, rendering glucose its sole product upon complete hydrolysis.

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