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disaccharide

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


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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

Maltose, which is found in breakfast cereals and breads, is a disaccharide of two glucose molecules.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2024

Lactose is a disaccharide consisting of the monomers glucose and galactose.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The salivary enzyme amylase begins the breakdown of food starches into maltose, a disaccharide.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

When completely hydrolyzed, they yield three molecules of monosaccharides; when partially hydrolyzed, one each of a disaccharide and a monosaccharide.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher




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