Maltose is a malt component, a substance obtained when the grain is softened in water and germinates. It is also present in highly variable quantities in partially hydrolyzed starch products like maltodextrin, corn syrup and acid-thinned starch. Outside of plants, maltose is also (likely) found in sugarbag.
Maltose, also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α bond. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α bond. Maltose is the two-unit member of the amylose homologous series, the key structural motif of starch. Wikipedia
Formula: C12H22O11
Molar mass: 342.3 g/mol
IUPAC ID: 2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyox ane-3,4,5-triol
Soluble in: Water
Classification: Disaccharide
3D model (JSmol): Interactive image
Appearance: White powder or crystals
Maltose
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