NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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What are Lactose, Maltose, and Sucrose known as?
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Types of Monosaccharides
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Types of Disaccharides
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A disaccharide (also called a double sugar ) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage . Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are soluble in water. Three common examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are simple sugars soluble in water. Three common examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maltose is typically derived from starch and we can break down maltose disaccharides at the brush border of the small intestine by using an enzyme called maltase. Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk and it consists of a beta-D-galactose that is attached to an alpha-D-glucose.
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