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disaccharide

[dahy-sak-uh-rahyd, -rid] / daɪˈsæk əˌraɪd, -rɪd /


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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

Figure 3.3 In the hydrolysis reaction shown here, the disaccharide maltose is broken down to form two glucose monomers with the addition of a water molecule.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher


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