Question

What is the difference between Maltose and Lactose?

Answer 1

MALTOSE	LACTOSE
1.The commercial name of Maltose is malt sugar.	1.The commercial name of Lactose is Milk sugar.
2It is a. Disaccharide made up of combination of two Glucose sub units.	2.It is a disaccharides made up of one Glucose and one Galactose sub unit.
3.It is a reducing sugar.	3.It is also a reducing sugar.
4.Enzyme which hydrolyses Maltose is Maltase.	4.The enzyme which hydrolyses Lactose is Lactase.
5.It contain $\mathrm{\alpha }1-4$ glycosidic linkage.	5.It also contains $\mathrm{\alpha }1-4$ glycosidic linkage.