The difference between Disaccharide and Maltose
When used as nouns, disaccharide means any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together, whereas maltose means a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase.
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Disaccharide as a noun (carbohydrate):
Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.
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Maltose as a noun (carbohydrate):
A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; it is an isomer of trehalose
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- disaccharide vs sucrose
- disaccharide vs lactose
- disaccharide vs maltose
- disaccharide vs rutinose
- disaccharide vs trehalose
- disaccharide vs turanose
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- disaccharide vs monosaccharide
- disaccharide vs trisaccharide
- disaccharide vs tetrasaccharide
- disaccharide vs oligosaccharide
- disaccharide vs polysaccharide