Lactose

Structure of lactose

Lactose, or milk sugar, is a disaccharide that consists of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose.

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Related articles

• Glucose
• Sucrose
• Maltose

Reference

• ws:Laktóza
• ŠVÍGLEROVÁ, Jitka. Laktóza [online]. The last revision 19. 2. 2009, [cit. 9.11.2010]. <https://web.archive.org/web/20160306065550/http://wiki.lfp-studium.cz/index.php/Laktóza>.