maltooctaose

M3A1L1T1O1O1C3T1A1O1S1E1

noun

An oligosaccharide composed of four maltose moieties

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Meanings

nounmaltooctaose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn 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

From malto- + octaose.

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