The maximal (special) unitary subgroup contained in the Spin group: $Spin(2N)\supset U(N) \supset SU(N) ?$

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  1. Is it true that given a Spin group $Spin(2N)$, the maximal special unitary subgroup that it can contain is $SU(N)$? So $$ Spin(2N) \supset SU(N)? $$

  2. Is it true that given a Spin group $Spin(2N)$, the maximal unitary subgroup that it can contain is $U(N)$? $$ Spin(2N) \supset U(N)? $$ I think the 1. is true but the 2. is false. But how to prove or disprove them?

Because $(6)=(4)$, we may distinguish the case $N>4$, and $N<4$. I am mostly interested in the case $N>4$.

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