Sucrose is composed of one mole of α D -glucose and β D fructose,connected by glycocidic linkage at 1 and 4 carbon atoms of glucose and fructose respectively. read more
Hydrolysis breaks the glycosidic bond converting sucrose into glucose and fructose. Hydrolysis is, however, so slow that solutions of sucrose can sit for years with negligible change. If the enzyme sucrase is added, however, the reaction will proceed rapidly. read more