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 optimum temperature would seem to be about 72° F.; the maximum 82° F. This organism is unable to ferment milk directly, but is able to decompose maltose and glucose with gas production.
From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Loudon Douglas
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