Term Name:	maltose
Synonyms:	1-alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-4-alpha-D-glucopyranose, 4-(alpha-D-glucopyranosido)-alpha-glucopyranose, 4-(alpha-D-glucosido)-D-glucose, 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose, 4-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose, alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-D-Glcp, alpha-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucopyranose, alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-D-glucose, alpha-malt sugar, Cextromaltose, D-(+)-maltose, D-maltose, Malt sugar, maltobiose, Maltose, Malzzucker
Definition:	A glycosylglucose consisting of two D-glucopyranose units connected by an alpha-(1->4)-linkage.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:17306] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	glycosylglucose maltooligosaccharide
has subtype:	alpha-maltose beta-maltose
has_role:	Escherichia coli metabolite human metabolite mouse metabolite Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite sweetening agent
inverse has_functional_parent:	1-O-acetylmaltose alpha-D-Glcp-(1->3)-[alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)]-D-Glcp alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-[alpha-D-Glcp-(1->6)]-D-Glcp alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-[beta-D-Glcp-(1->2)]-D-Glcp alpha-maltose 6'-phosphate beta-D-Galp-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-D-Glcp beta-D-Glcp-(1->4)-alpha-D-Glcp-(1->4)-D-Glcp maltose phosphate
inverse has_part:	royal jelly