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maltonic acid
-- Maltose --
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maltreated
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maltreatment
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Maltose
Malt´ose`
Pronunciation:
mạlt´ōs`
n.
1.
(Biochem.)
A
crystalline
disaccharide
(
C12H22O11
)
formed
from
starch
by
the
action
of
diastase
of
malt
,
and
the
amylolytic
ferment
of
saliva
and
pancreatic
juice
;
called
also
maltobiose
and
malt
sugar
.
Chemically
it
is
4-O-
.
It
rotates
the
plane
of
polarized
light
further
to
the
right
than
does
dextrose
and
possesses
a
lower
cupric
oxide
reducing
power
.
Noun
1.
maltose
-
a
white
crystalline
sugar
formed
during
the
digestion
of
starches
Synonyms:
malt sugar
disaccharide
,
malt
sugar
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