Maltose

[Sarah]

A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action ofdistance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreaticjuice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarizedlight further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxidereducing power.

[Sarah]

Sugar form of malto.

[Jason Yan]

a type of sugar made in the body from starch by enzymes (= substances that cause chemical change)

[Monty]

A sugar produced by the breakdown of starch, e.g. by enzymes found in malt and saliva. It is a disaccharide consisting of two linked glucose units.