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

Trehalose appears to replace sucrose in those plants which contain no chlorophyll and do not elaborate starch.

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The quantity of trehalose in such plants reaches a maximum just before spore formation begins.

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Trehalose seems to serve as the reserve food for fungi in much the same way that sucrose does for higher plants.

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