Lactose or milk sugar occurs in the milk of mammals - 4-6% in cow's milk and 5-8% in human milk. It is also a by product in the the manufacture of cheese. Lactose is made from galactose and glucose un...Lactose or milk sugar occurs in the milk of mammals - 4-6% in cow's milk and 5-8% in human milk. It is also a by product in the the manufacture of cheese. Lactose is made from galactose and glucose units. The galactose and glucose units are joined by an acetal oxygen bridge in the beta orientation. To recognize galactose look for the upward projection of the -OH on carbon # 4.
Lactose or milk sugar occurs in the milk of mammals - 4-6% in cow's milk and 5-8% in human milk. It is also a by product in the the manufacture of cheese. Lactose is made from galactose and glucose un...Lactose or milk sugar occurs in the milk of mammals - 4-6% in cow's milk and 5-8% in human milk. It is also a by product in the the manufacture of cheese. Lactose is made from galactose and glucose units. The galactose and glucose units are joined by an acetal oxygen bridge in the beta orientation. To recognize galactose look for the upward projection of the -OH on carbon # 4.
