A-LevelBiologyBiological moleculesOct/Nov 2017Paper 1 Q91 Mark
Two disaccharides are maltose and sucrose. Maltose is formed from two molecules of glucose, whilst sucrose is formed from fructose and glucose. Which row shows the molecular formulae of the two disaccharides? [Figure 9.1 - table of molecular formulae for maltose and sucrose]
Amaltose: C12H22O11, sucrose: C12H22O11
Bmaltose: C12H22O11, sucrose: C12H24O12
Cmaltose: C12H24O12, sucrose: C12H22O11
Dmaltose: C12H24O12, sucrose: C12H24O12
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