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maltose

[ mawl-tohs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 ⋅H 2 O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.

maltose

/ ˈmɔːltəʊz /

a disaccharide of glucose formed by the enzymic hydrolysis of starch: used in bacteriological culture media and as a nutrient in infant feeding. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

maltose

/ môl′tōs′ /

A sugar made by the action of various enzymes on starch. It is formed in the body during digestion. Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose molecules. Chemical formula: C 12 H 22 O 11 .

Origin of maltose¹

First recorded in 1860–65; malt + -ose ²

Origin of maltose¹

C19: from malt + -ose ²

Other common dissacharides are lactose from milk and maltose, which comes grains.

Proceed exactly as in preparing French Proof agar vide supra substituting Mannite (38 grammes) for maltose.

This organism is unable to ferment milk directly, but is able to decompose maltose and glucose with gas production.

Upon hydrolysis starch gives first a mixture of dextrin and maltose, then glucose alone as an end-product.

Herter claims that sucrose and glucose are much more so than lactose, maltose, or starch.

The amylopsin likewise in the pancreatic secretion acts upon the starch and dextrin, changing them to maltose.

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