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laminarin

British  
/ ˌlæmɪˈnɑːrɪn /

noun

  1. 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 /

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

Etymology

Origin of laminarin

C20: from laminar ( ia ) + -in

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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.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

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