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

This enzyme modifies certain sugars, which leads, by an unknown process, to a decrease in the level of the sugar trehalose in the body of flies in which this bacterial enzyme is present.

From Nature • Oct. 23, 2018

Carbohydrates.—The largest part of the dry matter of the mushrooms is made up of various carbohydrates, including cellulose or fungocellulose, glycogen, mycoinuline, trehalose, mannite, glucose, and other related substances.

From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis