Sucrose is a disaccharide of D-glucose connected to D-fructose by an $\alpha$,$\beta$-(1$\rightarrow$2)- glycosidic bond. Sucrose is not a reducing sugar because

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Sucrose is not a reducing sugar because its anomeric carbons are involved in the glycosidic bond, preventing it from opening to form an aldehyde group, which is necessary for a sugar to be reducing.

Sucrose Is a Disaccharide of D-Glucose Connected to D-Fructose by An \alpha