Question

Maltose is made up of

• A. two $\alpha -D-$ glucose
• B. normal $\beta -D-$ glucose
• C. $\alpha -and\beta -D-$ glucose
• D. fructose.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Maltose is composed of two $\alpha -D-$ glucose units in which $C-1$ of one glucose is linked to $C-4$ of another glucose unit.