JIPMER 2013
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2013
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biomolecules (B)
JIPMER 2013 · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
Lactose is composed of
Lactose is composed of
Options
- Aglucose + glucose
- Bglucose + galactose
- Cglucose + fructose
- Dfructose + galactose
Correct answer
B. glucose + galactose
Step-by-step solution
Lactose is popularly known as milk sugar. It is a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose.
It is a reducing sugar.