The glycosidic linkage between glucose molecules in maltose is α-1,4-glycosidic linkage.
Explanation:
As maltose is a reducing sugar, it must possess the linking of its two glucose molecules in such a way that an anomeric carbon is left for the the formation of an aldehyde group. The glucose molecules in maltose are linked in such a way that the first carbon atom of one of the glucose molecules is attached to the fourth carbon of the other glucose molecule. This is known as head to tail fashion and termed as α-1,4-glycosidic linkage.
