laminarin

British

/ ˌlæmɪˈnɑːrɪn /

noun

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

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laminarin Scientific

/ lăm′ə-nâr′ĭn /

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

Etymology

Origin of laminarin

C20: from _laminar ( _ia ) + _-in

Example Sentences

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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.

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

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