oligosaccharide
- noun
- /ˌɑːlɪɡoʊˈsækəraɪd/
- Specialized
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oligosacárido
- About 80% of the molecular weight of glycoproteins is made up of oligosaccharides, which surround the polypeptide core and protect much of it from proteolysis.
- milk oligosaccharides
- human milk oligosaccharides
- bovine oligosaccharides
And the answer is that human milk oligosaccharides are prebiotics.
- And the answer is that human milk oligosaccharides are prebiotics.
Examples
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Protein glycosylation is the process of transferring a carbohydrate, usually an oligosaccharide, to a protein.
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And the answer is that human milk oligosaccharides are prebiotics.
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They're targeting, for instance, genes that carry the code for making oligosaccharides.
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The middle surface protein of the HBV envelope contains a mannose-rich oligosaccharide to which MBP could bind.
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Breast milk contains oligosaccharides and they feed bifidobacteria, and bifidobacteria benefit the baby's immune system.
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So FODMAP, FODMAP, fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.
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Xigris is a recombinant version of the natural plasma-derived activated protein C, from which it differs only by unique oligosaccharides in the carbohydrate portion of the molecule.
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Lipooligosaccharide (LOS). A macromolecule consisting of lipid A and a core oligosaccharide found in the outer leaflet of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria.
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Plant physiologist Donald Hendrix at ARS' Western Cotton Research Laboratory pinpointed the basic chemistry of more than 30 complex sugars, called oligosaccharides, in whitefly honeydew.
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Human milk oligosaccharides are essential for developing a baby's immune system.
How Long
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2
7.0
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1
8.2
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
oligosaccharide = saccharide (semi-transparent) = oligo + saccharide + oligo
Formally built from the combining form 'oligo-' (few) + 'saccharide' (a sugar-related term), but both elements are technical combining forms that many B1 learners will not know.
Etymology
Oligosaccharide comes from the Greek parts oligo- meaning 'few' and saccharide meaning 'sugar'. So an oligosaccharide is literally 'a few sugars' linked together, which explains why the word describes a short chain of sugar units.