Study Set Content:
SUCROSE SOURCE
LACTOSE SOURCE
MALTOSE SOURCE
SUCROSE
• Other names:
Table sugar, saccharum, sugar
Obtained from:
Saccharum officinarum Linne
Saccharum officinarum Linne – Family
Gramineae
The new family name of Gramineae is
Poaceae
Beta vulgaris Linne – Family
Chenopodiaceae
▪ Beta vulgaris Linne – Family Chenopodiaceae
• Source:
green plants, commercially from sugar cane and sugar beets, but it can be obtained from sugar maple (Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum – fam.
Sapindaceae/Aceraceae
The first sugar formed in photosynthesis, and the main transport material
SUCROSE
Pharmaceutical uses:
▪ Pharmaceutical necessity for syrups
▪ Demulcent – soothing, bland
▪ Nutrient
▪ Bacteriostatic (in high concentration)
▪ Preservative
▪ Mask disagreeable taste in troches and tablets
▪ Retards oxidation in certain preparations
Cows milk is the fresh, unpasteurized, or pasteurized milk of
Bos taurus Linne
Bos taurus Linne – Family
Bovidae.
White, opaque, liquid – that is an emulsion of minute fat globules, suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, lactose, and inorganic salts.
LACTOSE
When milk is allowed to stand a few hours, the fat globules unite to form _____, leaving a liquid known as _____
BUTTER, BUTTERMILK
The milk left after the separation of the cream is known as _____which if treated, forms a coagulum.
skimmed milk
Upon treatment this coagulum is made into
cheese
The liquid separated from the coagulum is known as
whey
Upon treatment this coagulum is made into cheese. The liquid separated from the coagulum is known as whey and contains
lactose and inorganic salts.
