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Maltose

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

A crystalline disaccharide C12H22O11 formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice called also maltobiose and malt sugar Chemically it is 4 O alpha D glucopyranosyl D glucose It rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power

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