Melezitose
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003999
A sugar that is obtained from the exudate of some trees (e.g. larch and Douglas fir). This sugar is less sweet than sucrose, and on partial hydrolysis yields glucose and turanose.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003999 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | melecitose |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Trisaccharides |
| Translations | Spanish: melezitosa |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Melezitose",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A sugar that is obtained from the exudate of some trees (e.g. larch and Douglas fir). This sugar is less sweet than sucrose, and on partial hydrolysis yields glucose and turanose.",
"synonyms": [
"melecitose"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"trisaccharides"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "melezitosa"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/melezitose/"
}
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