noun
- A polysaccharide storage compound found in brown algae and some other marine organisms, used commercially in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Usage: technical; biochemistry
Examples
- Laminarin is extracted from kelp and used as a thickening agent in food products.
- The brown algae store energy in the form of laminarin rather than starch.
- Researchers studied laminarin's potential as a prebiotic supplement.
- Laminarin comprises a significant portion of the dry weight of certain seaweed species.