A nutritionist is studying table sugar (sucrose) and its digestion. Which two monosaccharides are released upon the hydrolysis of one sucrose molecule?
Q1. A nutritionist is studying table sugar (sucrose) and its digestion. Which two monosaccharides are released upon the hydrolysis of one sucrose molecule?
Answer: Glucose and Fructose
Explanation: Sucrose is composed of glucose and fructose, whereas maltose is composed of two glucose units; both are common disaccharides in plants.