Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Malt
ose
:
A
disaccharide
composed of two
glucopyranose
molecules
connected with an
acetal
linkage containing an
anomeric carbon
with
α
configuration
as shown below. Also called 1,4'-
α
-
D
-
glucopyranosyl
-
D
-
glucopyranose
.
Molecular structure
of malt
os
e.
Related terms:
Monosaccharide
,
β
,
sucrose
,
lactose
,
trehalose
,
oligosaccharide
,
polysaccharide
,
cellulose
,
starch
,
amylose
,
amylopectin
,
hemiacetal
,
wavy line
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