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Maltose is made of:

A

α

-D-glucose

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B

α

,

β

-D-glucose

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C

glucose and fructose

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D

fructose only

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Solution

The correct option is A $α$ -D-glucose

Maltose is a disaccharide. It is formed by the linkage of the first carbon of glucose with the fourth carbon of second glucose moelcule by an alpha D glycosidic linkage.

Thus the correct answer is option $A$ .

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