低聚异麦芽糖

低聚异麦芽糖（Isomaltooligosaccharide，IMO^[1]）又叫分枝低聚糖^[1]。是具有拥有α-(1-6)-糖苷键的异麦芽糖的寡糖形式，不能被人消化。包括异麦芽糖、异麦芽三糖、异麦芽四糖、异麦芽五糖和潘糖、黑曲霉糖（英语：nigerose）、麹二糖（英语：kojibiose）等^[2]。

人类食物特别是发酵食物中常含有低聚异麦芽糖。^[3][4][5]异麦芽糖是蜂蜜的成分之一。^[6]

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6. White, J.W.; Hoban, N. 1959. Composition of honey. IV. Identification of the disaccharides. Arch Biochem Biophys 80(2):386-392