Carbohydrates

• Disaccharides are
those sugars which
yield two molecules
of the same or
different
monosaccharides on
hydrolysis
– Maltose - 2
molecules of
glucose on
hydrolysis
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– Lactose – 1
glucose & 1
galactose on
hydrolysis

– Sucrose – 1
glucose & 1
fructose on
hydrolysis
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• Oligosaccharides
are short chains of
monosaccharide
units or residues (3-
10) joined by
characteristic
linkages called
glycosidic linkage
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Glycosidic bond
of maltose is formed
between the OH of
carbon 1 and carbon
4 of 2nd glucose
monomers.
Thereforer, it forms
an alpha (1– 4)
glycosidic bond.
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