| Bioactivity | Maltose is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond, a reducing sugar. Maltose monohydrate can be used as a energy source for bacteria. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Maltose is the two-unit member of the amylose homologous series, the key structural motif of starch. When beta-amylase breaks down starch, it removes two glucose units at a time, producing maltose. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α(1→6) bond. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Maltose | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 69-79-4 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C12H22O11 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 342.30 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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