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Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. It has the same empirical formula (C12H22O11) as sucrose and lactose but differs from both in structure (see isomerisomer, in chemistry, one of two or more compounds having the same molecular formula but different structures (arrangements of atoms in the molecule).
Maltose is produced from starch by hydrolysis in the presence of diastase, an enzymeenzyme,biological catalyst. The biosynthesis of maltose from β-Dglucopyranosyl phosphate and D-glucose is known to occur only in certain species of bacteria.
Maltose is hydrolyzed to glucoseglucose, dextrose,or grape sugar,monosaccharide sugar with the empirical formula C6H12O6 .