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disaccharideSugar made up of two monosaccharides or simple sugars. Sucrose, C12H22O11, or table sugar, is a disaccharide. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Presumably, notes Lois Crowe, disaccharides such as trehalose (which is made of two glucose rings) and sucrose (which is made of one glucose and one fructose ring) are more effective protective agents than glucose and other monosaccharides because the former are larger molecules and so are better able to spread the lipids apart. |
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