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Sucrose is hydrolysed by acid or (more usually) enzymes to an equimolar solution of glucose and fructose known as "invert sugar" because the optical rotation of the solution changes from (+) to (-).

Invert sugar is used by the food and brewing industries.
Sucrose
  +  
H2O
  +  
H+
         
  +  
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Sucrose     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Proton Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
D-(+) Glucose     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
D-Fructose     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Enzyme Catalysed Biological Reaction
Hydrolysis

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