trehalose

American  

[tree-huh-lohs, trih-hah-lohs] / ˈtri həˌloʊs, trɪˈhɑ loʊs /

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.

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trehalose British  

/ ˈtriːhəˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz /

noun

1. a white crystalline disaccharide that occurs in yeast and certain fungi. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11

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Etymology

Origin of trehalose

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

Example Sentences

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

From NewsForKids.net • Aug. 10, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2023

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.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Perhaps this means that xylose isomerase decreases the availability of a glucose substrate needed for the synthesis of trehalose.

From Nature • Oct. 23, 2018

It is composed of two molecules of glucose linked together through the aldehyde group of each, as trehalose is a non-reducing sugar.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred