Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Sucr
ose
:
Table
sugar
. A
disaccharide
composed of one
molecule
of
glucopyranose
and one
molecule
of
fructofuranose
, with an
acetal
linkage between the
anomeric carbons
. Also called 2,1'-
β
-
D
-
fructofuranosyl
-
α
-
D
-
glucopyranoside
.
Molecular structure
of sucr
ose
.
Just one of many uses for sucr
ose
.
Related terms:
Monosaccharide
,
maltose
,
lactose
,
trehalose
,
oligosaccharide
,
polysaccharide
,
nonreducing sugar
,
reducing sugar
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