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Maltose vs Dodecylmaltoside - What's the difference?

maltose | dodecylmaltoside |

As nouns the difference between maltose and dodecylmaltoside

is that maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase while dodecylmaltoside is a dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant.

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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    dodecylmaltoside

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) A dodecyl derivative of maltose that is used as a specialised nonionic surfactant