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The disaccharide trehalose is found in young mushrooms and is the chief carbohydrate in...

The disaccharide trehalose is found in young mushrooms and is the chief carbohydrate in the blood of certain insects.

(a) Name the two monosaccharide units in trehalose.

(b) Describe the glycosidic bond in trehalose.

(c) Is trehalose a reducing sugar or a nonreducing sugar?

(d) Will trehalose undergo mutarotation?

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