sugar molecule

collocation in English

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sugar
noun
uk
/ˈʃʊɡ.ər/us
/ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/
a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and ...
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molecule
noun[C]
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/ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl/us
/ˈmɑː.lɪ.kjuːl/
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or ...
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(Definition ofsugarandmoleculefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The second criterion points towards asugarmolecule, rather than an amino acid, because the keto-enol kinetics is much faster than the substitution isomerization kinetics for amino acids.
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It is a six-carbonsugarmoleculederived from the breakdown of sucrose.
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Aloin is an anthraquinone glycoside, meaning that its anthraquinone skeleton has been modified by the addition of asugarmolecule.
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These substances are capable of decomposing into asugarmoleculeand hydrogen cyanide gas.
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Additionally, some strains of the bacteria have beta-glucosidase enzymes that can break down monoglucosides which are aroma compounds attached to asugarmolecule.
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Complex sugars consumed by the organism can be broken down into a less chemically complexsugarmoleculecalled glucose.
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This is only 5% of the energy persugarmoleculethat the typical aerobic reaction generates.
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Thesugarmolecule(sucrose) is one example.
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However, simple sugar molecules are generally very solvable in water due to the one-to-one ratio between the number of hydrophilic functional groups and number of carbon atoms.
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In the 1970s, they created a polymer with collagen fibers and sugar molecules.
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In animals and humans, poisons are often bound to sugar molecules as part of their elimination from the body.
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Where a carbohydrate is broken into its component sugar molecules by hydrolysis (e.g. sucrose being broken down into glucose and fructose), this is termed saccharification.
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It is a membrane-spanning protein and carries sugar molecules.
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A decrystalized cellulosic mixture of acid and sugars reacts in the presence of water to complete individual sugar molecules (hydrolysis).
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They vary between species and are typically formed from up to six sugar molecules (usually glucose and galactose) connected by up to three glycosidic chains.
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Lignocellulosic ethanol is made by freeing the sugar molecules from cellulose using enzymes, steam heating, or other pre-treatments.
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In plants, cyanides are usually bound to sugar molecules in the form of cyanogenic glycosides and defend the plant against herbivores.
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The spontaneous chemical reaction of simple sugar molecules binding to proteins is known as glycation.
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Some triterpenoid compounds are found as saponin glycosides which refers to the attachment of various sugar molecules to the triterpene unit.
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These bonds are typically formed between carbon 1 and 4 of the sugar molecules.
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