What Is the Composition of Maltose

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Multiple Choice

What is the composition of maltose?

• A)Two glucose units with a a-1,4'-glycoside bond
• B)One glucose and one fructose unit with a a-glycosidic bond to the 2' carbon of a fructofuranose ring
• C)One galactose and one glucose unit with a b-1,4'-glycoside bond
• D)Repeating unit of glucose units joined in a b-1,4'-glycosidic linkage

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