maltose
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The swashing effect begins when bacteria consume fermentable sugars such as glucose, maltose, or xylose.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
The yeast is tolerant of this acidic environment, and it ferments carbohydrates other than maltose to produce the carbon dioxide that leavens the bread.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 1, 2023
Male cockroaches’ gooey “gift” to females contains a sugar called maltose, which quickly breaks down into glucose when it comes in contact with saliva in the female’s mouth.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 28, 2023
In plants, sugars come in the form of fructose, sucrose and maltose, while lactose is a sugar found in milk.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023
The hydrolytic transformation of starch to dextrins and maltose has been followed in this way, and the methods may serve as a model to which cellulose transformations should be approximated.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
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