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disaccharide
[di-sak´ah-rid, di-sak´ah-rīd]any of a class of sugars each molecule of which yields two molecules of monosaccharide on hydrolysis.
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mal·tose
(mawl'tōs),A disaccharide formed in the hydrolysis of starch and consisting of two d-glucose residues with a 1,4-α-glycoside linkage.
Synonym(s): malt sugar, maltobiose
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maltose
(môl′tōs′, -tōz′)n.
A white disaccharide, C12H22O11, formed during the digestion of starch. Also called malt sugar.
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maltose
A disaccharide composed of two glucose molecule joined by a 1–>4 bond via a condensation reaction when amylase breaks down starch, as occurs in germinating seeds such as barley.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mal·tose
(mawl'tōs)A disaccharide formed in the hydrolysis of starch and consisting of two d-glucose residues.
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maltose
A disaccharide sugar consisting of two linked molecules of glucose. It is produced by the enzymatic splitting, during digestion, of starches and glycogen.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
maltose
a disaccharide CARBOHYDRATE consisting of two GLUCOSE units linked by a GLYCOSIDE bond and common in germinating barley (see Fig. 216 ). The barley seeds are soaked in water, initiating the release of large amounts of AMYLASE, a hydrolytic enzyme that breaks down stored starch into maltose, a reducing sugar.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mal·tose
(mawl'tōs)A disaccharide formed in the hydrolysis of starch and consisting of two d-glucose residues.
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