Maltose definition

môltōs, -tōz
A white crystalline sugar, C12 H22 O11 , formed during the digestion of starch.
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A white, crystalline, dextrorotatory disaccharide obtained by the action of the diastase of malt on starch.
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A white disaccharide, C12 H22 O11 , formed during the digestion of starch.
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A sugar made by the action of various enzymes on starch. It is formed in the body during digestion. Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose molecules. Chemical formula: C12H22O11.
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(biochemistry) A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.
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Noun

Singular:
maltose
Plural:
maltoses

Origin of maltose

  • French from English malt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Maltose Sentence Examples

  • Saccharomyces Marxianus will not hydrolyse maltose, but it does attack cane sugar and ferment the products of hydrolysis.

  • The glucose of commerce, which may be regarded as a mixture of grape sugar, maltose and dextrins, is prepared by hydrolysing starch by boiling with a dilute mineral acid.

  • By acting with hydrochloric acid on glucose Fischer obtained isomaltose, a disaccharose very similar to maltose but differing in being amorphous and unfermentable by yeast.

  • Thus, a form termed Photobacterium phosphorescens by Beyerinck will absorb maltose, and will become luminous if that sugar is present, whereas P. Pflugeri is indifferent to maltose.

  • Its action here is to convert maltose to glucose (a monosaccharide) ready for absorption.

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