Isomaltose
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| IUPAC name 6-O-α-D-Glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose | |
| Other names O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-α[1-6]-α-D-glucopyranoside | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.164 | 
| MeSH | Isomaltose | 
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| Properties | |
| C12H22O11 | |
| Molar mass | 342.297 g·mol−1 | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Isomaltose is a disaccharide similar to maltose, but with a α-(1-6)-linkage instead of the α-(1-4)-linkage. Both of the sugars are dimers of glucose, which is a pyranose sugar. Isomaltose is a reducing sugar. Isomaltose is produced when high maltose syrup is treated with the enzyme transglucosidase (TG) and is one of the major components in the mixture isomaltooligosaccharide.
It is a product of the caramelization of glucose.