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What are the functional groups present in the structure of maltose?

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Maltose is two alpha-D-glucose units joined by a C1-C4 glycosidic bond; one anomeric carbon is in the glycosidic link, the other is free.
Updated On: Nov 5, 2026
  • One acetal and one ketal
  • One ketal and one hemiketal
  • Two acetals
  • One acetal and one hemiacetal
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Maltose = \(\alpha\)-D-glucopyranose (C1) linked through an \(\alpha\)-1,4 glycosidic bond to another D-glucopyranose.
The anomeric carbon (C1) of the first glucose carries an -OR group (the glycosidic oxygen) and a ring oxygen: an acetal.
The anomeric carbon (C1') of the second glucose still has a free -OH together with the ring oxygen: a hemiacetal. This is why maltose is a reducing sugar.
Glucose is an aldose, so ketal/hemiketal groups are absent.
Answer: (4) One acetal and one hemiacetal
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