trehalose
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trehalose
Example Sentences
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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
Work remains to be done to fill in the gaps in explaining how xylose isomerase affects the level of trehalose in the fruit fly and the activity of octopamine-producing neurons in the brain.
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
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