Disaccharides results of the linking of two monosaccharides via the glycosidic linkage. Examples are:

• Maltose (a-Glc(1-->4)a-Glc)
• Sucrose (b-Frc(2-->1)a-Glc)
• Lactose (b-Gal(1-->4)b-Glc)
• Trehalose (a-Glc(1-->1)a-Glc)