which is a difference between maltose and cellobiose?
Maltose is composed of two units of D-glucose linked together through alpha-1,4 glycosidic (glucosidic) bond. Cellobiose is an intermediate sugar formed during hydrolysis of cellulose by enzyme cellulase. Cellobiose is composed of two units of D-glucose linked together through beta-1,4 glycosidic (glucosidic) bond.