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Amylose vs Maltose - What's the difference?

amylose | maltose |

In carbohydrate terms the difference between amylose and maltose

is that amylose is the soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose while maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

amylose

English

Noun

(wikipedia amylose) (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
  • maltose

    Noun

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