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Sugar for beer-making
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maltose
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches [syn: malt sugar ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Maltose ( or ), also known as maltobiose or malt sugar , is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond , formed from a condensation reaction . The isomer isomaltose has two glucose molecules linked through an α(1→6) bond. ...
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context carbohydrate English) A disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.
Usage examples of maltose.
Millar, are maltose and glucose, which latter is derived from the hydrolysis of the stable dextrin.
By the action of dilute boiling acid on starch the latter is rapidly converted first into a mixture of dextrine and maltose and then into glucose.
The proportions of glucose, dextrine and maltose present in a commercial glucose depend very much on the duration of the boiling, the strength of the acid, and the extent of the pressure at which the starch is converted.
Remember you’ll need glucose, lactose, dulcitol, sucrose, mannitol, maltose, xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, and one tube for indole production.