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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

Sucrose is a disaccharide with a molecule of glucose and a molecule of fructose bonded together with a glycosidic linkage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Cellobiose is a disaccharide which results from the hydrolysis of cellulose.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred




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