#oligosaccharide any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
supertype: #carbohydrate__saccharide__sugar an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
subtype: #disaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
subtype: #lactose__milksugar a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; "cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose"
subtype: #maltose__maltsugar a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches
subtype: #sucrose a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
subtype: #galactose__brain_sugar__brainsugar a simple sugar found in lactose
subtype: #tetrasaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield four monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
subtype: #stachyose a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke
subtype: #trisaccharide any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield three monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
subtype: #raffinose a trisaccharide that occurs in sugar beets and cotton seeds and certain cereals
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