maltose

English - Turkish

Definition of maltose in English Turkish dictionary: maltoz; (Tıp) n.Maltoz, malt şekeri; (isim) maltoz; maltoz,maltoz şekeri

English - English

Definition of maltose in English English dictionary: A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; built of two units of glucose It is the chief product of the hydrolysis of starch by enzymes including salivary and pancreatic; A disaccharide, C{12}H{22}O{11} formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase; A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice; {i} malt sugar, water-soluble sugar derived from malt (used as a nutrient, sweetener and in culture media); The main fermentable sugar obtained from malted grains; a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches; Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of two sugar molecules and is found in grain; A disaccharide of two glucose molecules, and the primary fermentable sugar obtained from mashing malt One-third the sweetness of sucrose; It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power; A sugar molecule consisting of two linked glucose molecules Maltose is the most common type of sugar in beer wort, typically comprising about 50% of the sugars present See also disaccharide

maltose

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malt·ose

môltōs

/ˈmôltōs/ /ˈmɔːltoʊs/

[ 'mol-"tOs, -"tOz ] (noun.) 1862. French, from English 1malt.

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