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What are the expected products of hydrolysis of lactose?
What are the hydrolysis products of lactose?
Solution
Lactose is composed of β-D galactose and β-D glucose. On hydrolysis, it gives two molecules of lactose monosaccharide, i.e., one molecule each of D-(+)-glucose and D-(+)-galactose.
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