A lab technician uses Benedict's solution to test a patient's urine for diabetes. Which sugar is specifically being detected as a reducing sugar?
Q1. A lab technician uses Benedict's solution to test a patient's urine for diabetes. Which sugar is specifically being detected as a reducing sugar?
Answer: Glucose
Explanation: Benedict's solution detects reducing sugars like glucose; sucrose is tempting but is a non-reducing sugar that would give a negative result.