noun
- plural of trehalose, a type of sugar found in many organisms including fungi, bacteria, and insects
Usage: biochemistry; technical
Examples
- The researchers analyzed different trehaloses in the fungal samples.
- Various trehaloses serve as energy storage compounds in microorganisms.
- The laboratory tested for the presence of trehaloses in the bacterial cultures.
- Different types of trehaloses were identified in the insect specimens.
- The study compared trehaloses found in yeast and other fungi.