Pharmacologic Substance
maltose
malt·ose [ mawl-tohs ]
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A dextrodisaccharide from malt and starch. It is used as a sweetening agent and fermentable intermediate in brewing. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disaccharide consisting of two glucose units linked through an alpha-1,4 glycosidic bond.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Reducing disaccharide composed of two glucose residues; fundamental structural unit of glycogen and starch; used as a nutrient and sweetener.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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