disaccharide
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Maltose, which is found in breakfast cereals and breads, is a disaccharide of two glucose molecules.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024
Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide made of two simple sugars – glucose and galactose – in a 1:1 ratio.
From Salon • Mar. 28, 2024
Saliva also contains an enzyme called salivary amylase that begins the process of converting starches in the food into a disaccharide called maltose.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Pancreatic juices also contain amylase, which continues the breakdown of starch and glycogen into maltose, a disaccharide.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
When hydrolyzed, it yields one molecule of fructose and one of turanose, a disaccharide containing fructose and glucose linked together in a slightly different way than they are in sucrose.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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