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Sucrose is a [[Disaccharide]] of the molecules [[Glucose]] and [[Fructose]], joined by an O-glycosidic bond. | Sucrose is a [[Disaccharide]] of the molecules [[Glucose]] and [[Fructose]], joined by an O-glycosidic bond. | ||
Sucrose can be cleaved into its component [[Monosaccharides|monosaccharides]] by the enzyme [[Sucrase|sucrase]]. | |||
====== References: ====== | ====== References: ====== | ||
Stryer, L (2012). Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p337. | Stryer, L (2012). Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p337. | ||
Berg, J. M., Tymoczko, J. L. & Stryer, L., 2006. Biochemistry. 6th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. page 311<br> | |||
Revision as of 16:00, 30 November 2012
Sucrose is a Disaccharide of the molecules Glucose and Fructose, joined by an O-glycosidic bond.
Sucrose can be cleaved into its component monosaccharides by the enzyme sucrase.
References:
Stryer, L (2012). Biochemistry. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. p337.
Berg, J. M., Tymoczko, J. L. & Stryer, L., 2006. Biochemistry. 6th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company. page 311