Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance formed together with maltose from starch on diastatic digestion. It has been produced synthetically from dextrose, does not ferment, and is isomeric with maltose, C12H22O11.
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- noun biochemistry An
isomer ofmaltose (linked α1-6 rather than α1-4); brachyose
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Examples
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It has been proved by H. Ost that the so-called isomaltose of Lintner is a mixture of maltose and another substance, maltodextrin, isomeric with Ling and Baker's maltodextrin - [beta].
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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J.L. Baker, as well as Brown and Morris, in 1895, proved that this isomaltose was not a homogeneous substance, and evidence tending to the same conclusion was subsequently brought forward by continental workers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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