On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Oligosaccharide. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as carbohydrate or sugar and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Oligosaccharide meaning
A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
Synonyms of Oligosaccharide
Using Oligosaccharide
- The main meaning on this page is: A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
- Useful related words include: carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar.
Context around Oligosaccharide
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oligosaccharide
- In this selection, "oligosaccharide" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti, milk, galacto, enzyme, hmo and enzymes stand out and add context to how "oligosaccharide" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an anti oligosaccharide enzyme is and an anti oligosaccharide enzyme which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oligosaccharide" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oligosaccharide
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An anti-oligosaccharide enzyme is necessary to properly digest these sugar molecules. (12 words)
When a few (around three to six) monosaccharides are joined, it is called an oligosaccharide (oligo- meaning "few"). (18 words)
The lectins are necessary to adhere to target cells because they can recognize oligosaccharide units on the surface of these target cells. (22 words)
Juxtacrine main Juxtacrine signaling is a type of intercellular communication that is transmitted via oligosaccharide, lipid, or protein components of a cell membrane, and may affect either the emitting cell or the immediately adjacent cells. (35 words)
With maternal factors, such as breast milk, having been shown to affect a baby's development, now researchers have found that the carbohydrate, the oligosaccharide 2'FL, found in breast milk enhances cognitive development. (34 words)
The availability of plant-based galacto oligosaccharide has proven to be highly beneficial with regards to meeting the nutritional requirements of the lactose intolerant population. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
This study looked at human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) profiles’ and infant gut microbiome development’s association with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm babies.
With maternal factors, such as breast milk, having been shown to affect a baby's development, now researchers have found that the carbohydrate, the oligosaccharide 2'FL, found in breast milk enhances cognitive development.
The availability of plant-based galacto oligosaccharide has proven to be highly beneficial with regards to meeting the nutritional requirements of the lactose intolerant population.
An anti-oligosaccharide enzyme is necessary to properly digest these sugar molecules.
As a normal human digestive tract does not contain any anti-oligosaccharide enzymes, consumed oligosaccharides are typically digested by bacteria in the large intestine.
In normal cellular function, trimming of glucose residues off the core oligosaccharide added during N-linked glycosylation is a part of protein processing.
Juxtacrine main Juxtacrine signaling is a type of intercellular communication that is transmitted via oligosaccharide, lipid, or protein components of a cell membrane, and may affect either the emitting cell or the immediately adjacent cells.
Some species of mold produce alpha-galactosidase, an anti-oligosaccharide enzyme, which humans can take to facilitate digestion of oligosaccharides in the small intestine.
The lectins are necessary to adhere to target cells because they can recognize oligosaccharide units on the surface of these target cells.
When a few (around three to six) monosaccharides are joined, it is called an oligosaccharide (oligo- meaning "few").