revertose Chem.
(rɪˈvɜːtəʊz)
[f. revert v. + -ose2.]
A substance obtained by the action of maltase on glucose, now regarded as a mixture of sugars.
| 1903 A. C. Hill in Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXXXIII. 580 The larger portion..has optical and reducing properties between those of maltose and of glucose. It consists mainly of a biose..which I have called revertose. 1938, 1965 [see gallisin]. |