What is another word for maltose?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒltə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Maltose is a disaccharide sugar composed of two glucose units bonded together. Synonyms for maltose include malt sugar, maltobiose, and 4-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose. Malt sugar is commonly used to refer to maltose because it is derived from the hydrolysis of malt, a type of grain that is germinated and then dried. Maltobiose is another common synonym, which is derived from the combination of "malt" and "biose," a term that refers to a sugar molecule composed of two monosaccharides. 4-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose is a more technical synonym that is used in scientific contexts to describe the specific chemical structure of maltose.

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Usage examples for Maltose

Lymphatics, 17. Malaria, 199, 300-303. maltose, 94. Marrow, 215; "spinal," 223 note.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
Since dextrose reduces more copper than does maltose in the determination of the sugars, in order to obtain the true percentage of total sugars it was necessary to calculate the amount of copper reduced by the known amount of dextrose present, and then to calculate the amount of maltose.
"A Study Of American Beers and Ales"
L.M. Tolman J. Garfield Riley
H: Reducing sugars as anhydrous maltose.
"A Study Of American Beers and Ales"
L.M. Tolman J. Garfield Riley

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