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单词 oligosaccharide
释义

oligosaccharide

noun

ol·​i·​go·​sac·​cha·​ride ˈä-li-gō-ˈsa-kə-ˌrīd How to pronounce oligosaccharide (audio)
ˈō-;
ə-ˈli-gə-
: a saccharide that contains usually three to ten monosaccharide units

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The same oligosaccharides on red blood cells also appear on the surface of cells that line the small intestine. Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020 Norovirus and a few other viruses use these oligosaccharides to grab onto and infect the intestinal cells. Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020 In short, this concept tries to explain why oligosaccharides – which are indigestible to babies – are the third-most prominent component in milk, are complex in structure and are variable between species. Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015 As studies uncovered the importance of human milk oligosaccharides, so began attempts to mimic them in infant formula. Alice Callahan, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2019 These include lactose, fructose, sugar alcohols and specific types of fiber — the oligosaccharides — found in many wheat, rye barley, beans, nuts and many vegetables. Carrie Dennett, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019 Bovine milk, which most formula is based on, however, contains a negligible oligosaccharide component. Steven Townsend, Philly.com, 9 May 2018 By contrast, certain strains of gut bacteria delight in oligosaccharides, multiplying in the guts of nursing infants. Carl Zimmer, STAT, 30 May 2018 One third of human milk is composed of sugars called oligosaccharides, but babies cannot digest them; the sugars are food for microbes, which furnish infants with essential nutrients that grow their brains and proteins that seal their guts. Jason Pontin, WIRED, 15 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

oligosaccharide

noun

oli·​go·​sac·​cha·​ride ˌäl-i-gō-ˈsak-ə-ˌrīd, ˌō-li- How to pronounce oligosaccharide (audio)
: a saccharide that contains usually three to ten monosaccharide units
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