Chemistry and significance of Oligosaccharides

1. Chemistry of Oligosaccharides
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2. Classification of carbohydrates
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3. Disaccharides
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4. MALTOSE (Malt sugar)
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5. Maltose
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6. Iso maltose
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7. Sucrose (Table Sugar)
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8. Sucrose (Table Sugar)
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9. Sucrose (Table Sugar)
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10. Lactose
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11. Lactose (Milk Sugar)
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12. Lactose
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13. Lactulose
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14. Trehalose
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15. Trisaccharide: Raffinose (glucose, galactose and
fructose)
Tetrasaccharide: Stachyose (2 galactose, glucose
and fructose)
Pentasaccharide: Verbascose (3 galactose, glucose
and fructose)
Hexasaccharide: Ajugose (4 galactose, glucose
and fructose)
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16. Melezitose- A constituent of Honey
Honey contains glucose and fructose along
with some volatile oils
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17. Cycloheptamylose (Hepetasaccharide)
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18. Stachyose- Tetrasaccharide
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19. Summary
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