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Milk sugar

milk sugar

A disaccharide present in mammalian milk, used in infant formulas, large doses can act as a laxative. A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose.


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Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:01 am
 
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