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Common Component of Sucrose, Lactose, and Maltose: A Detailed Explanation
Glucose
Explanation:
All three dietary disaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose) consist of two monosaccharides linked together by a glycosidic bond. Glucose is one of the two monosaccharides present in all three disaccharides. The other monosaccharide can be fructose (sucrose), galactose (lactose) or glucose (maltose).
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