What are the characteristics of sucrose and maltose?

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Both maltose and sucrose are disaccharides. Disaccharides are formed when two monosaccharides join through a process called dehydration synthesis. Maltose is made from two glucose units and sucrose is made from fructose and glucose. Both maltose and sucrose have the molecular formular: C12H22O11
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