Lactose

Introduction: Lactose

Description of Lactose

Lactose: A type of sugar found in milk and milk products.
Source: National Institute of Health

Lactose: glucose + galactose.
Source: CRISP

Lactose: A disaccharide of GLUCOSE and GALACTOSE in human and cow milk. It is used in pharmacy for tablets, in medicine as a nutrient, and in industry.
Source: MeSH 2007

Lactose: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Lactose:

• Disaccharide
• Present
• Milk
• Galactosyl
• Residue
• Linked
• Glucopyranose
• Cow
• Preparation
• Food

Terms associated with Lactose:

Broader terms for Lactose

• Disaccharides

Source - MeSH 2007

• disaccharide

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Lactose

The following list attempts to classify Lactose into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Carbohydrates
  • Polysaccharides
    • Oligosaccharides
      • Disaccharides
        • Lactose

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