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Disaccharides

9 months ago

These are sugars made by the combination of two other carbohydrate subunits (monomers). There are three most common of them: maltose which is a combination of two glucose molecules, sucrose and lactose.

 

These sugars are linked by 1-4 glycosidic bonds. So, simply put, disaccharides are combinations of monosaccharides.

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