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trehalose
[ tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs ]
noun
- 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
- a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11
Word History and Origins
Origin of trehalose1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trehalose1
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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