Translations for disaccharide in the English»French Dictionary

disaccharide [Brit dʌɪˈsakərʌɪd, Am daɪˈsækəˌraɪd] N

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In general, galactose does not occur in the free state but is a constituent with glucose of the disaccharide lactose or milk sugar. en.wikipedia.org

Soy products contain sucrose as the basic disaccharide, which breaks down into glucose and fructose. en.wikipedia.org

When combined with glucose (monosaccharide), through a condensation reaction, the result is the disaccharide lactose. en.wikipedia.org

For example, grape sugar is the monosaccharide glucose, cane sugar is the disaccharide sucrose, and milk sugar is the disaccharide lactose (see illustration). en.wikipedia.org

Sucrase is an enzyme that breaks down the disaccharide sucrose, commonly known as table sugar, cane sugar, or beet sugar. en.wikipedia.org

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