Question: what is the difference between maltose and cellulose?
Answer: Maltose comes from partially digested starch, and cellobiose from partially degraded cellulose). ... The difference is that maltose is connected through the a-position of the C1 carbon, and cellobiose through the b-position. Maltose therefore is an a-1,4 dimer, and cellobiose a b-1,4 dimer.