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Monosaccharide structure
Carbohydrates: The combining of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose to form the disaccharide ...
Enzymes: Note the enzyme has the ending ase as in sucrase and the actual substrate is sucrose.
The three disaccharides most abundant in foods are maltose, lactose, and sucrose
The disaccharides sucrose, maltose, and lactose are created from the monosaccharides
The catabolic conversion of the disaccharide lactose into its monosaccharide