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Table 1 Naturally occurring disaccharides formed from two glucose units

From: Introduction to glycopathology: the concept, the tools and the perspectives

Type of linkage

Common name

α1 → 2

kojibiose

β1 → 2

sophorose

α1 → 3

nigerose

β1 → 3

laminaribiose

α1 → 4

maltose

β1 → 4

cellobiose

α1 → 6

isomaltose

β1 → 6

gentiobiose

α1↔α1

trehalose

  1. All disaccharides are conversion or degradation products of natural polysaccharides and glycosides, except for trehalose which is present in bacteria, fungi and insects; arrows depict involvement of anomeric centers (from [1], with permission).