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
Figure 3.2 In the dehydration synthesis reaction depicted above, two molecules of glucose are linked together to form the disaccharide maltose.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Maltose, or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from a dehydration reaction between two glucose molecules.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
This sugar belongs to the disaccharide group, and is, in the majority of cases, readily digested by even the most delicate digestive apparatus.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.
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