laminarin

/ ˌlæmɪˈnɑːrɪn /

noun

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

laminarin

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

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

From Science Daily

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