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maltooctaose

maltooctaose noun: an oligosaccharide composed of four maltose moieties.

Noun

maltooctaose (uncountable)

  1. An oligosaccharide composed of four maltose moieties
    • We tested if redox sensitivity—defined as a percentage difference between reduced (set as 100%) and oxidized activity—is dependent on the nature of the glucan substrate using a linear series of maltooligosaccharides (MOS) from glucose to maltooctaose and glycogen as substrates.2015 September 15, “The Role of Cysteine Residues in Redox Regulation and Protein Stability of Arabidopsis thaliana Starch Synthase 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of maltooctaose

From malto- + octaose.

Questions about maltooctaose

What does maltooctaose mean?
Maltooctaose means an oligosaccharide composed of four maltose moieties.
What part of speech is maltooctaose?
Maltooctaose is a noun.

Words near maltooctaose in the dictionary

  1. MALToma
  2. MALTomas
  3. Malton
  4. maltonic acid
  5. Maltons
  6. maltooctaose
  7. maltooligosaccharide
  8. maltooligosaccharides
  9. maltooligosyl
  10. maltooligosyltrehalose
  11. maltooligosyltrehaloses

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