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maltotriose

chemical compound
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Maltotriose is a trisaccharide, meaning it is composed of three simple sugar units, specifically glucose molecules. It is a type of oligosaccharide, which are carbohydrates made of three to six monosaccharide units.1

While disaccharides like sucrose, lactose, and maltose consist of two monosaccharide units, maltotriose is larger. Maltotriose can be found in some plants and in the blood of certain arthropods. Before carbohydrates can be used for energy, they must be broken down into their simpler monosaccharide components by enzymes.21

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