Which glycosidic linkage is present in Maltose?

α - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C_{1}) - O - (C_{2}) - β - D - (-) - g l u c o s e

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β - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C_{1}) - O - (C_{4}) - D - (+) - g l u c o s e

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α - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C_{1}) - O - (C_{4}) - D - (+) - g l u c o s e

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β - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C_{1}) - O - (C_{4}) - D - (-) - g l u c o s e

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Solution

The correct option is B $α - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C_{1}) - O - (C_{4}) - D - (+) - g l u c o s e$
In maltose, two glucose units are joined by an $α$ -1,4 glycosidic linkage as:
$α - D - (+) - g l u c o s e (C 1) - O - (C 4) - D - (+) - g l u c o s e$
option C is correct.

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Match the List-I and List-II:

List I (Saccharides)	List II (Formed by)
(A) Sucrose	(i) $β$ -D glucose $C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage
(B) Lactose	(ii) $α$ -D glucose, $β$ -D fructose $C_{1} - C_{2}$ glycosidic linkage
(C) Cellulose	(iii) $β$ -D glucose, $β$ -D galactose $C_{1} - C_{4}$ glycosidic linkage