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Mono = one Di = two That simple.
One example would be potatoes.
A Disaccharide is composed of two simple sugar units. One of the most common things that is considered a disaccharide is milk sugar, or lactose.
If the glycosidic bond is broken by hydrolysis, a disaccharide will degrade in two monosaccharides. For example, a sucrose will generate one molecule of glucose and one of fructose, lactose will give a molecule of galactose and one of glucose, and maltose, isomaltose, and cellobiose (that differ only in the glycosidic bond) will generate two molecules of glucose.
A monosaccharide is just one carbon ring and is very soluble , example : glucose. A disaccharide consists of 2 carbon rings and is partially soluble , example : lactose ( galactose + glucose = lactose)
Another name for a six-carbon sugar is a hexose. A monosaccharide ("single sugar") is a chemical compound whose molecules can be found in chains in other compounds. An example is glucose. One molecule of glucose is a six-carbon compound. But when two glucose molecules combine, the product is a disaccharide ("two-sugar compound"), namely maltose. The common sugar used in cooking is sucrose, another disaccharide, consisting of one glucose and one fructose residue (component). Yet another hexose, galactose, combines with glucose to form the disaccharide lactose.
Monosaccharide = one sugar. Disaccharide = two sugars. Oligosaccharide = short chain of sugars. All are sugars, in chains or otherwise.
The molecular formula of a disaccharide not double because in order to form a disaccharide so you need to lose a molecule of water so there will be two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom less in the disaccharide.
One pound of potatoes yields about three cups of peeled & sliced potatoes.
One pound of potatoes yields about three cups of peeled & sliced potatoes.
A disaccharide is formed by one molecule of Galactose and one molecule of Glucose bonded together...