Maltotriose is a trisaccharide consisting of three glucose molecules linked with α-1,4 glycosidic bonds. It serves as an inducer of the maltose regulon of E. coli.1
1.Raibaud, O., and Richet, E.Maltotriose is the inducer of the maltose regulon of Escherichia coliJ. Bacteriol.169(7)3059-3061(1987)
















