| SACCHARIDE | • saccharide n. (Biochemistry) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars… • SACCHARIDE n. a carbohydrate, a compound of sugar. |
| DISACCHARID | • DISACCHARID n. any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule. |
| SACCHARIDES | • saccharides n. Plural of saccharide. • SACCHARIDE n. a carbohydrate, a compound of sugar. |
| DISACCHARIDE | • disaccharide n. (Biochemistry) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together. • DISACCHARIDE n. any sugar that consists of two monosaccharide residues linked together. |
| DISACCHARIDS | • DISACCHARID n. any of a class of sugars, such as maltose, lactose, and sucrose, having two linked monosaccharide units per molecule. |
| DISACCHARIDES | • disaccharides n. Plural of disaccharide. • DISACCHARIDE n. any sugar that consists of two monosaccharide residues linked together. |
| TRISACCHARIDE | • trisaccharide n. (Biochemistry) An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together. • TRISACCHARIDE n. a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules. |
| DISACCHARIDASE | • disaccharidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of glycoside hydrolases, enzymes that break down disaccharides into monosaccharides. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| MONOSACCHARIDE | • monosaccharide n. (Biochemistry) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring. • MONOSACCHARIDE n. a simple sugar e.g. glucose or fructose. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | • polysaccharide n. (Biochemistry) A polymer made of many saccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. • POLYSACCHARIDE n. a glycan, a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of monosaccharide residues bonded together. |
| TRISACCHARIDES | • trisaccharides n. Plural of trisaccharide. • TRISACCHARIDE n. a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules. |
| DISACCHARIDASES | • disaccharidases n. Plural of disaccharidase. • DISACCHARIDASE n. an enzyme (as maltase or lactase) that hydrolyzes disaccharides. |
| MONOSACCHARIDES | • monosaccharides n. Plural of monosaccharide. • MONOSACCHARIDE n. a simple sugar e.g. glucose or fructose. |
| OLIGOSACCHARIDE | • oligosaccharide n. (Biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight… • OLIGOSACCHARIDE n. a saccharide (as a disaccharide) that contains a known small number of monosaccharide units. |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | • polysaccharides n. Plural of polysaccharide. • POLYSACCHARIDE n. a glycan, a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of monosaccharide residues bonded together. |