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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trehalose¹

First recorded in 1860–65; trehal(a) + -ose ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of trehalose¹

C19: from _trehala

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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