DISACCHARIDE

Disaccharide

A disaccharide or biose is the carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharides undergo a condensation reaction which involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, from the functional groups only. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides form an aqueous solution when dissolved in water. Three common examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.

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disaccharide

Noun

  1. Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together.


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