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These sugar-like molecules form very dynamic protective shields around the proteins.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024

Worse still, there’s mounting evidence that even zero-calorie sweeteners can create sugar-like metabolic problems.

From Forbes • Jan. 16, 2015

For NPC, Hempel hopes to repurpose cyclodextrin, a sugar-like compound that's already used in numerous products.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2011

In other words, twenty-four different compounds, all having the same empirical formula and similar sugar-like properties are theoretically possible.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

These are very large, the hulls split entirely to the base, and what kernel there is, is of sugar-like sweetness.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association