Re: disaccharides

[Donald Diswinka <ddon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dianne and Brightline

 Thanks to both Dianne and Brightline for the explanation.
 Yes, it does make me understand what  Vello was inferring about in that
sentence.
 I think,      sort of.....

Don 53/5

On Thursday, June 20, 2002, at 10:30  AM, Diane Harms wrote:

> monosaccharides = sugar
> disaccharides = sugar
>
> The mono and di simply describe the chemical structure of the sugar
> molecules.
> My dictionary describes saccharide as " one of a series of
> carbohydrates,
> including the sugars".
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
>  Disaccharide means two sugar molecues chemically bonded into one
> molecule, a little simpler han polysaccharides which are multiple sugar
> molecules chemically bonded into one molecule.

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