Disaccharide

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A disaccharide is a carbohydrate polymer composed of two sugar monomers which are joined by a glycosidic bond formed by a condensation reaction. Maltose is a dissacharide that is formed when two monomers of alpha-glucose form an alpha 1,4 glycosidic bond.

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