So alpha designates the configuration of this first anomary carbon of glucose number one. One four means we have a bond between the first carbon on the first glucose and the fourth carbon on the second glucose. So, in malatose, 2D glucose monosaccharides are linked via an Oglycocitic bond that exists between the first carbon of the first glucose and the fourth carbon of the second glucose. And as I just said, since carbon one of the first glucose has the alpha anemeric arrangement, we call the bond an alpha 114 glycositic bond. Now, where exactly does maltose actually come from? Well, maltose itself is formed when we actually break down starch, and starch is the polysaccharide that is stored in plants.