Direct democracy. Direct democracy (also known as pure democracy) is a form of democracy in which people decide (e.g. vote on, form consensus on) policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of most currently established democracies, which are representative democracies.
Sugars that can be oxidised by mild oxidising agents are called reducing sugars because the oxidising agent is reduced in the reaction. A non-reducing sugar is not oxidised by mild oxidising agents. All common monosaccharides are reducing sugars. The disaccharides maltose and lactose are reducing sugars. The disaccharide sucrose is a non-reducing sugar. Common oxidising agents used to test for the presence of a reducing sugar are: Benedict's Solution.
Sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Sucrose contains no free anomeric carbon atom; the anomeric carbon atoms of the two hexoses are linked to each other. Therefore sucrose is not a reducing sugar. Maltose is a disaccharide of two glucose. The first glucose residue cannot undergo oxidation, but the second one can, because it has a free anomeric carbon atom (A free anomeric carbon atom is reactive). Maltose is a reducing sugar.