thumb|right|260px|Amylase reaction consisting of hydrolyzing amylose, producing maltose
Maltose is a sugar produced when the enzyme amylase breaks down starch molecules like amylose. It's an important intermediate product in the digestion and processing of starches in foods and in the body.
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Maltose ( or ), also known as maltobiose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide formed from two units of glucose joined with an α(1→4) bond. In the isomer isomaltose, the two glucose molecules are joined with an α(1→6) bond. Maltose is the two-unit member of the amylose homologous series, the key structural motif of starch. When beta-amylase breaks down starch, it removes two glucose units at a time, producing maltose. An example of this reaction is found in germinating seeds, which is why it was named after malt. Unlike sucrose, it is a reducing sugar.
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