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Maltose isn't used inside the body but it can be used to sweeten many foods.
Maltose is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose. In order for the body to "use" maltose, it must be digested and absorbed in its monomeric form: GLUCOSE. When food passes through the stomach as chyme and passes into the small intestine's duodenum, this causes the small intestine to release disaccharidases (i.e. maltase), which are a group of enzymes that can digest disaccharides, such as maltose. Once maltose is broken down by maltase into two units of glucose, glucose is free to be absorbed by the gut.
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Maltase is located in the small intestine, specifically in the brush border of the intestinal mucosa. It is an enzyme that breaks down maltose into glucose for absorption.
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