Lactose contains $\alpha $-glycosidic linkage
between C1 of galactose and C4 of glucose
Lactose is a reducing sugar and it gives
Fehling’s test
On acid hydrolysis, lactose gives one
molecule of D(+)-glucose and one molecule
of D(+)-galactose
Lactose (C11H22O11) is a disaccharide and it
contains 8 hydroxyl groups
