disaccharide

disaccharide
A condensation product of two monosaccharides by elimination of water (usually between an alcoholic OH and a hemiacetal OH); e.g., sucrose, lactose, maltose.

* * *

di·sac·cha·ride (')dī-'sak-ə-.rīd n any of a class of sugars (as sucrose) that on hydrolysis yields two monosaccharide molecules called also biose, double sugar

* * *

n.
a carbohydrate consisting of two linked monosaccharide units. The most common disaccharides are maltose, lactose, and sucrose.

* * *

di·sac·cha·ride (di-sakґə-rīd) any of a class of sugars composed of two glycosidically linked monosaccharides; the term is most commonly used for those composed of hexoses, such as sucrose, lactose, and maltose.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • disaccharide — [ disakarid ] n. m. • 1949; de di et saccharide ♦ Sucre formé par condensation de deux monosaccharides avec élimination d une molécule d eau. Le saccharose, le lactose et le maltose sont des disaccharides. ⇒ diholoside. ● disaccharide nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Disaccharide — (Saccharobiosen), s. Biosen …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Disaccharide — ⇒ Oligosaccharide …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • disaccharide — [dī sak′ə rīd΄] n. any of a group of sugars with a common formula, C12H22O11, as sucrose, maltose, and lactose, which on hydrolysis yield two monosaccharides: see OLIGOSACCHARIDE …   English World dictionary

  • Disaccharide — Saccharose (Rohrzucker), das am häufigsten vorkommende Disaccharid aus Glucose und Fructose welche 1,2 verknüpft sind Disaccharide (veraltet Zweifachzucker) sind organisch chemische Verbindungen aus der Gruppe der Kohlenhydrate mit der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Disaccharide — A disaccharide or biose[1] is the carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharides undergo a condensation reaction which involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, from the functional groups only. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides …   Wikipedia

  • disaccharide — /duy sak euh ruyd , rid/, n. Chem. any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis. Also called double sugar. [1890 95; DI 1 + SACCHARIDE] * * * ▪ biochemistry also called  Double Sugar,    any… …   Universalium

  • disaccharide — disacharidas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Du monosacharidai, susijungę glikozidiniu ryšiu. atitikmenys: angl. disaccharide rus. дисахарид …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • disaccharide — noun Date: 1889 any of a class of sugars (as sucrose) that yields on hydrolysis two monosaccharide molecules …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Disaccharide — Diholoside Le saccharose, est un diholoside formé par 2 oses : le D glucose (à gauche) et le D fructose (à droite). Les diholosides sont des sucres formés par deux oses (sucres simples non hydrolysables). Si l on suit une nomenclature… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • disaccharide — Sugar formed from two monosaccharide units linked by a glycosidic bond. The trehalose type are formed from two non reducing sugars, the maltose type from two reducing sugars …   Dictionary of molecular biology

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”