Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Di
saccharide
:
A
carbohydrate
that can be
hydrolyzed
into two
monosaccharides
.
+
Sucrose
D
-
Glucopyranose
D
-
Fructofuranose
Sucrose
is a common di
saccharide
.
Hydrolysis
of one
molecule
of
sucrose
with
aqueous
acid
(
H
3
O
+
) yields one
molecule
of
glucose
and one
molecule
of
fructose
.
Related terms:
Lactose
,
maltose
,
trehalose
,
cellobiose
,
oligosaccharide
,
polysaccharide
,
anomeric effect
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