Lactose
Key Facts
Abbreviation
L
Pronunciation
/ˈlæktoʊs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Hospitals
Examples in Context
- Glucose and lactose are sugars.
- Lactose(L) gives glucose and galactose.
- Separation of casein and lactose from the milk
- Enzyme that cleaves lactose into galactose and glucose.
- Bifidobacteria are nonmotile, anaerobic, and ferment lactose and other sugars to acetic and lactic acids.