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
The most common disaccharide is sucrose, or table sugar, which is composed of the monomers glucose and fructose.
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 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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
