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disaccharide

[dahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] / daɪˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /


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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

Glucose, galactose, and fructose are common isomeric monosaccharides, whereas sucrose or table sugar is 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 Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher




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