DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two monosaccharides make up maltose?
A
glucose + galactose
B
glucose + glucose
C
glucose + fructose
D
glucose + glycogen
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maltose is a disaccharide composed of which two monosaccharides? Explanation: Maltose, which is made up of two glucose monomers joined by an alpha-1, 4 linkage, is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maltose consists of two molecules of glucose that are linked by an -(1, 4′) glycosidic bond.

Detailed explanation-3: -By Kris Sollid, RD Scientifically speaking, table sugar is sucrose, a disaccharide made of equal parts of two monosaccharides: fructose and glucose. Monosaccharides are single units of sugar and are often referred to as “simple” sugars.

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