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trehalose

[ tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.


trehalose

/ ˈtriːhəˌləʊs; -ˌləʊz /

noun

  1. a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trehalose1

First recorded in 1860–65; trehal(a) + -ose 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trehalose1

C19: from trehala
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Example Sentences

They found that the modern worm also uses trehalose to protect itself in cryptobiosis.

The drying helped the worms produce a special sugar called “trehalose”, which helped them survive being frozen.

“This led us, for instance, to understand that they cannot survive without a specific sugar called trehalose,” Dr. Kurzchalia said.

Kurzchalia’s lab had previously shown that these dauer larvae need to process a sugar called trehalose in order to survive being frozen.

The first step, announced Friday, will give patients access to a sugar-based injection called trehalose, that is thought to help nerve cells clear toxic proteins.

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