Sugars are

  • A
    Optically active polyhydroxy aldehydes
  • B
    Optically active polyhydroxy ketones
  • C
    Optically active polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones
  • D
    Polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones which may or may not be optically active

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