Difference between Maltose and Dextrin
What is the difference between Maltose and Dextrin?
Maltose as a noun is a disaccharide, c12h22o11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase. while Dextrin as a noun is any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives
Maltose
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A disaccharide, C12H22O11 formed from the digestion of starch by amylase; is converted to glucose by maltase.
Dextrin
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of a range of polymers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives
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