laminarin

/ ˌlæmɪˈnɑːrɪn /

noun

1. a carbohydrate, consisting of repeated glucose units, that is the main storage product of brown algae

laminarin

/ lăm′ə-nâr′ĭn /

1. A polymer of glucose that is stored as food in brown algae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laminarin¹

C20: from laminar ( ia ) + -in

Example Sentences

The feeding strategy of the sea slug Aplysia kurodai has attracted attention because when it feeds on brown algae, it converts a carbohydrate called laminarin to glucose, which could be used as a renewable fuel source.

From Science Daily

In the absence of EHEP, phlorotannin occupies the substrate-binding pocket within akuBGL, preventing laminarin from binding and stopping glucose production.

From Science Daily