oligosaccharide
IPA: oʊɫɪgʌsˈækɝaɪd
noun
- (biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
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Examples of "oligosaccharide" in Sentences
- The term glycan refers to a polysaccharide or oligosaccharide.
- An oligosaccharide contains both a reducing and non reducing end.
- If the acceptor is another sugar, the product is an oligosaccharide.
- O linked oligosaccharide chains of glycoproteins vary in complexity.
- Sulfated oligosaccharides of the maltose series useful as complement inhibitors.
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