D-Maltose

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D-Maltose
2D structure for D-Maltose
Chemical Name	(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
Chemical Formula	C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
CAS Number	69-79-4
Chemical Information	HMDB00163
Biochemical Taxonomy	Not Available
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Carbohydrates
Metabolic Pathways	Galactose Metabolism Starch and Sucrose Metabolism
Biofluid Location	Blood
Tissue Location	Platelets
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Not Available
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Patients with peritoneal dialysis
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood (Patients with peritoneal dialysis): 1169.0 +/- 526.0 umol/L
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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Introduction

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Maltose, or malt sugar, is a primary disaccharide in the human diet formed from two units of glucose joined with an alpha (1->4) linkage. It is the second member of an important biochemical series of glucose chains. The addition of another glucose unit yields maltotriose, Further additions will produce dextrins, also called maltodextrins, and eventually starch. Maltose can be broken down into two glucose molecules by hydrolysis in living organisms. At the surface of the small intestine, the brush border enzymes maltase, breaks down maltose. (PMID: 14522745)