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A Diasaccharide, is a carbohydrate molecules which | A Diasaccharide, is a carbohydrate molecules which consist two units of monosaccharide molecules bound together by a glycosidic bond.<br> | ||
Some common examples of disaccharides are: | Some common examples of disaccharides are: | ||
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A Diasaccharide, is a carbohydrate molecules which consist two units of monosaccharide molecules bound together by a glycosidic bond.
Some common examples of disaccharides are:
- Lactose (made up of the monosaccarides galactose and glucose)
- Maltose (made up of 2 glucose monosaccarides)
In lactose and maltose, an alpha 1,4-glycosidic bond is formed between the two monosaccharides, resulting from the linkage of the alpha-anomeric form of C-1 on one sugar and the hydroxyl oxygen on the C-4 of the other sugar[1].
References
- ↑ Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L. (2012) Biochemistry, 7th edition, New York: W.H. Freeman. pg 337