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Maltose vs Maltooligosaccharide - What's the difference?

maltose | maltooligosaccharide |

In carbohydrate|lang=en terms the difference between maltose and maltooligosaccharide

is that maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while maltooligosaccharide is (carbohydrate) any oligosaccharide derived from glucose monomers linked as in maltose.

As nouns the difference between maltose and maltooligosaccharide

is that maltose is (carbohydrate) a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while maltooligosaccharide is (carbohydrate) any oligosaccharide derived from glucose monomers linked as in maltose.

maltose

English

(wikipedia maltose)

Noun

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

    • Anagrams

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    maltooligosaccharide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (carbohydrate) Any oligosaccharide derived from glucose monomers linked as in maltose

    • Related terms

    * maltoheptaose / maltoheptose * maltohexaose / maltohexose * maltopentaose / maltopentose * maltotetraose / maltotetrose * maltotriose