The difference between Cellobiose and Disaccharide

When used as nouns, cellobiose means a disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage, whereas disaccharide means any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.

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  1. Cellobiose as a noun (carbohydrate):

    A disaccharide, found mainly as a repeat unit in cellulose, in which two glucose units are joined with a 1, 4-β linkage

  1. Disaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):

    Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.

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