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A Disaccharide Has an α-(1→4)glycosidic Linkage

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A disaccharide has an α-(1→4) glycosidic linkage.Which statement about this sugar is TRUE?


A) Both monosaccharides in the disaccharide are linked at their anomeric carbon.
B) Both monosaccharides in the disaccharide are the α-anomer.
C) No part of the disaccharide can undergo mutarotation.
D) The closed ring form of the sugar linked at its carbon-4 is in equilibrium with its open-chain form.
E) It is a nonreducing sugar.

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