Sucrose is made of which simple sugars?

a. glucose and fructose

b. fructose and galactose

c. galactose and cellulose

d. cellulose and glucose

The correct answer would be A. glucose and fructose .

Sucrose is a term alternatively used for table sugar.

It is a non reducing diasaccharide molecule that is, it is made up of two monosaccharide units specifically glucose and fructose.

They are linked with the help of glycosidic linkage in which carbon 1 of glucose unit is attached with carbon 2 of fructose unit via ether bond.

The molecular formula of the sucrose is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁.

The structure of sucrose is shown in the figure attached below.

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