NEET2019ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Assertion: Two sugar units are joined by 1,2-glycosidic bond in sucralose. Reason : Sucralose contains C₁ -glucose and C ₂ -fructose glycosidic bond.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Sucralose is an artificial sweetener which is trichlorosucrose, C ₁₂ H ₁₉ Cl ₃ O ₈ . Thus, its structure is same as that of sucrose.