Disaccharides

• Are double sugar because they’re constructed from 2 monosaccharides by dehydration reaction.
• • Examples of disaccharides are…
  • Lactose.
  • Maltose.
  • Sucrose (table sugar).
  • HFCS (high fructose corn syrup).
• Lactose: made from the monosaccharides glucose and lactose.
• Maltose: made from two glucose monomers joined together.
• Sucrose (table sugar): made from glucose and fructose.
• • HFCS (high fructose corn syrup): converts glucose to the sweeter fructose. It’s cheaper and more easily blended with processed foods.