maltose
a white, crystalline, water-soluble sugar, C12H22O11⋅H2O, formed by the action of diastase, especially from malt, on starch: used chiefly as a nutrient, as a sweetener, and in culture media.
Origin of maltose
1- Also called malt sugar, mal·to·bi·ose [mawl-toh-bahy-ohs]. /ˌmɔl toʊˈbaɪ oʊs/.
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How to use maltose in a sentence
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.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreThis organism is unable to ferment milk directly, but is able to decompose maltose and glucose with gas production.
The Bacillus of Long Life | Loudon DouglasUpon hydrolysis starch gives first a mixture of dextrin and maltose, then glucose alone as an end-product.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. ProudfitHerter claims that sucrose and glucose are much more so than lactose, maltose, or starch.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
The amylopsin likewise in the pancreatic secretion acts upon the starch and dextrin, changing them to maltose.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
British Dictionary definitions for 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
Origin of maltose
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for 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: C12H22O11.
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