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Maltose vs Isomaltose - What's the difference?

maltose | isomaltose |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between maltose and isomaltose

is that maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while isomaltose is an isomer of maltose (linked α1-6 rather than α1-4); brachyose.

maltose

English

(wikipedia maltose)

Noun

  • (carbohydrate) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

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    isomaltose

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    Noun

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  • (carbohydrate) An isomer of maltose (linked ?1-6 rather than ?1-4); brachyose