Product Name: Maltose
CAS: 69-79-4
MF: C12H22O11
MW: 342.3
Description:
Maltose, or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4)bond. The isomer 'isomaltose' has two glucose molecules linked through an α(1→6) bond. Maltose is the second member of an important biochemical series of glucose chains. Maltose is the disaccharide produced when amylase breaks down starch. It is found in germinating seeds such as barley as they break down their starch stores to use for food.
The addition of another glucose unit yields maltotriose; further additions will produce dextrins (also called maltodextrins) and eventually starch (glucose polymer).