The difference between Disaccharide and Trehalose
When used as nouns, disaccharide means any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together, whereas trehalose means a disaccharide formed from two glucose units.
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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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Trehalose as a noun (biochemistry):
A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose
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