oligosaccharide
oligosaccharide
Definition
oligo·sac·cha·ride (äl′i gō sak′ə rīd′)
noun
any of a group of carbohydrates consisting of a small number (2 to 10) of simple sugar molecules
Etymology: oligo- + saccharide
oligosaccharide
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Formula 4 Feet contains short chain oligosaccharides from natural ingredients.
- use: This is typical of the sort of study underway in York, in which we use modified oligosaccharides to study protein-ligand interactions.
- include: Honey's fermentable carbohydrates, including oligosaccharides, may be the keys to this action.
Adjective modifier
- hyaluronan: Effect of hyaluronan oligosaccharides on the expression of heat shock protein 72.
- complex: Complex oligosaccharides are often only isolated from natural sources in sub milligram quantities.
- short: Formula 4 Feet contains short chain oligosaccharides from natural ingredients.
Modifies a noun
- chain: Systematic names for glycosphingolipids with larger oligosaccharide chains become rather cumbersome.
- structure: Use of symbols for defining oligosaccharide structures Using the condensed system of carbohydrate nomenclature [ Ref.
- substrate: How does phosphorylase recognize an oligosaccharide substrate at the catalytic site?
- sequence: NMR can also be used to unravel the oligosaccharide sequence, the types of building blocks and how they are linked together.
- chemistry: In conjunction with this, Rhizotonic also contains oligosaccharide chemistry, a high quality saccharine that is a powerful prebiotic.
Noun used with modifier
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