Question

What monosaccharides are in maltose?

Answer 1

There is only one monosaccharide in sucrose, and that is glucose.

Explanation:

The structure of glucose, `"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6`, is

The `"OH"` on `"C-1"` of glucose can combine with the `"OH"` on `"C-4"` of another glucose molecule to form maltose.

We could write the equation for the formation of maltose as

`underbrace(2"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6)_color(red)("glucose") → underbrace("C"_12"H"_22"O"_11)_color(red)("maltose") + "H"_2"O"`