LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Maltose consists of two molecules of glucose that are linked by an -(1, 4’) glycosidic bond. Maltose results from the enzymatic hydrolysis of amylose, a homopolysaccharide (Section 28.9), by the enzyme amylase. Maltose is converted to two molecules of glucose by the enzyme maltase, which hydrolyzes the glycosidic bond.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maltose is composed of two molecules of glucose joined by an -1, 4-glycosidic linkage. It is a reducing sugar that is found in sprouting grain. Lactose is composed of a molecule of galactose joined to a molecule of glucose by a -1, 4-glycosidic linkage. It is a reducing sugar that is found in milk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Glucose-(1 → 4)-glucose is the backbone glycosidic linkage in three abundant biological storage polysaccharides: amylose, amylopectin, and glycogen. Experimental and computational investigations have shown that the (1 → 4)-glycosidic bond in glucans is conformationally restricted.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amylose is a linear polymer of glucose molecules linked by -1, 4-glycosidic linkages.