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maltose
maltose (malt sugar) Disaccharide (C
12H
22O
11) that contains two molecules of the simple sugar
glucose. It is produced by the hydrolysis of
starch by the enzyme
amylase and by the breakdown of starches and
glycogen during digestion.
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[beta]-Maltose Is the Metabolically Active Anomer of Maltose during Transitory Starch Degradation1[w]
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Maltose is the major form of carbon exported from...result of transitory starch breakdown. Maltose exists as an α- or β...distinguishing between the two anomers of maltose and tested the accuracy and specificity...
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The Role of Cytosolic [alpha]-Glucan Phosphorylase in Maltose Metabolism and the Comparison of Amylomaltase in Arabidopsis and Escherichia coli1
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...broken down hydrolytically, making maltose the predominant form of carbon exported from chloroplasts at night. Maltose metabolism in the cytoplasm of Escherichia...with various substrates; we show that maltose and a highly branched, soluble heteroglycan...
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Daylength and Circadian Effects on Starch Degradation and Maltose Metabolism1
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 8/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...and broken down at night for export. Maltose is the primary form of carbon export from...circadian rhythms on starch degradation and maltose metabolism. Starch breakdown was faster...enzymes involved in starch degradation and maltose metabolism showed a strong diurnal rhythm...
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Glc7-Reg1 Phosphatase Signals to Yck1,2 Casein Kinase 1 to Regulate Transport Activity and Glucose-Induced Inactivation of Saccharomyces Maltose Permease
Magazine article from: Genetics; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...roles for the Yck1,2 kinases in Mal61p maltose permease activation and trafficking...strain exhibits significantly reduced maltose transport activity despite apparently normal levels and cell surface localization of maltose permease protein. Glucose-induced internalization...
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Japanese Inventors Develop Crystalline Beta-Maltose Monohydrate Preparation
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/6/2007; 567 words
; ...product comprising crystalline beta-maltose monohydrate. According to the U.S...product comprising crystalline. beta.-maltose monohydrate which is powderized by spray...product comprising crystalline beta-maltose monohydrate which comprises 7% weight...
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[beta]-Amylase Induction and the Protective Role of Maltose during Temperature Shock1
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...that [beta]-amylase induction correlated with maltose accumulation. Maltose has the ability, as demonstrated by in vitro assays...beta]-amylase induction and the resultant maltose accumulation may function as a compatible-solute...
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A Salt-Bridge Motif Involved in Ligand Binding and Large-Scale Domain Motions of the Maltose-Binding Protein
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...specialized systems have evolved, such as the maltose-dependent ABC transport system that...through the cytoplasmic membrane. The maltose/maltodextrin-binding protein (MBP...their respective substrates (8). The maltose-binding protein (MBP) belongs to the...
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HIGH SUBCULTURE FREQUENCY, MALTOSE-BASED AND HORMONE-FREE MEDIUM SUSTAINED EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF SOMATIC EMBRYOS IN MARITIME PINE
Magazine article from: In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...lines were subcultured each 7 or 14 d on maltose- or sucrosecontaining medium without...aging process) could be decreased using maltose-based and PGR-free medium. For most...carbohydrate source in the culture medium, maltose was found to promote the development of...
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Mutants of Arabidopsis Lacking Starch Branching Enzyme II Substitute Plastidial Starch Synthesis by Cytoplasmic Maltose Accumulation(W)
Magazine article from: Plant Cell; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...be3, while high levels of α-maltose were assayed in the cytosol. This result...Arabidopsis. Moreover, we demonstrate that maltose accumulation depends on the presence of...DISPROPORTIONATING ENZYME2, required for maltose metabolization, is specific for β...
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Site-directed mutagenesis of tyrosine 118 within the central constriction site of the LamB (Maltoporin) channel of Escherichia coli. II. Effect on maltose and...
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...hydrophobicity index, and their charge on maltose and maltooligosaccharide binding to LamB...the stability constants for binding of maltose, maltotriose, maltopentaose, and maltoheptaose...coli K12 maltoporin: contribution to maltose and maltooligosaccharide transport and...
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maltose
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
maltose or malt sugar, crystalline disaccharide...from both in structure (see isomer ). Maltose is produced from starch by hydrolysis in...diastase, an enzyme present in malt. Maltose is hydrolyzed to glucose by maltase, an...
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maltose figure
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
maltose figure See diastatic activity .
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maltose intolerance
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
maltose intolerance See disaccharide intolerance .
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Disaccharides
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...breakdown of larger polysaccharides. Maltose, cellobiose, and isomaltose are all...of glucose residues (see Figure 2). Maltose and isomaltose both contain α...x2192;4) linkages in the case of maltose, and in α (1→6...
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Mead Johnson & Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...the company had introduced Dextri-Maltose, a specialty carbohydrate powder designed...I. Since its introduction of Dextri-Maltose, it had been highly dependent upon potato...Johnson moved production of Dextri-Maltose to Evansville in 1916. The next few years...
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