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Mannitol vs Maltose - What's the difference?

mannitol | maltose |

As nouns the difference between mannitol and maltose

is that mannitol is a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener while maltose is a disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.

mannitol

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) a polyhydroxy alcohol, an isomer of sorbitol, used as an artificial sweetener

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a sweetener

    See also

    * ("mannitol" on Wikipedia)

    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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