trisaccharide

[trī′sak·ə‚rīd]

(biochemistry)

A carbohydrate which, on hydrolysis, yields three molecules of monosaccharides.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Trisaccharide

a carbohydrate consisting of three mono-saccharide residues linked by glycoside bonds. Trisaccharides may be of the reducing or nonreducing type; this, along with their monosaccharide content, determines their properties.

Most natural nonreducing trisaccharides are derivatives of the disaccharide sucrose, with residues of various types added to the glucose or fructose residue. The trisaccharides formed by addition of a glucose residue are gentianose and melezitose, respectively. Addition of a galactose residue produces raffinose (the most common trisaccharide) or planteóse, and addition of a fructose residue produces kestose. Reducing trisaccharides (panose and maltotriose) are relatively uncommon in nature.

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Honeydew honey is characterized by a higher concentration of oligosaccharides, mainly trisaccharides melezitose and raffinose, which usually are not found in blossom honeys [7,8].

Research concerning carbohydrate composition and electrical conductivity of different monofloral honeys from Romania

Tests for binding inhibition using synthetic constructs and polymers of the MAF self-binding epitopes sulfated disaccharide and pyruvylated trisaccharide were completely negative (Fig.

Adhesion of a Viral Envelope Protein to a Non-Self-Binding Domain of the Aggregation Factor in the Marine Sponge Microciona prolifera

The trisaccharide was identified as 1-kestose, and the tetrasaccharide, as nystose.

Screening of whole yeast free-cells and optimization of pH and temperature for fructooligosaccharides production/Selecao de celulas inteiras de levedura e otimizacao dos parametros pH e temperatura para a producao de fruto-oligossacarideos

(2009) Assessing carbohydrate-carbohydrate interactions by NMR spectroscopy: The trisaccharide epitope from the marine sponge Microciona prolifera.

The complexity of glycoprotein-derived glycans

Structural features of trisaccharides [Gal.sub.2]Fuc were not established due to strong overlapping of peaks.

Rapid mass spectrometric analysis of a novel fucoidan, extracted from the brown alga Coccophora langsdorfii

Because we have identified a small trisaccharide domain within CA19-9 that binds E-selectin and is responsible for this function, we were presented with an opportunity to design a small-molecule mimic of this domain as a novel glycomimetic drug to inhibit metastasis.

Reflection on the discovery of carcinoembryonic antigen, prostate-specific antigen, and cancer antigens CA125 and CA19-9

The content of raffinose, a trisaccharide of galactose, fructose, and glucose, only increased significantly with the decrease in temperature in Catucai (Table 2), approaching to control values after chilling exposure.

Cold induced changes on sugar contents and respiratory enzyme activities in coffee genotypes/Alteracoes dos teores de acucares e da atividade de enzimas do metabolismo respiratorio em genotipos de cafe submetidos ao frio

(11) The RAV12 binding epitope on RAAG12 consists minimally of the trisaccharide Gal[beta]1-3GlcNAc[beta]1-3Gal, a precursor to the Lewis blood group antigens, suggesting that the RAAG12 glycotope may be the product of misprocessed or underprocessed carbohydrate moieties related to the Lewis blood group antigens.

The RAV12 monoclonal antibody recognizes the N-linked glycotope RAAG12: expression in human normal and tumor tissues

UEA-1 recognizes the H type 2 trisaccharide and shows some cross-reactivity with [Le.sup.y].

Norwalk virus--specific binding to oyster digestive tissues

The main antigenic determinant of PGL-I recognised is the trisaccharide portion of the molecule.

Comparison of three immunological tests for leprosy diagnosis and detection of subclinical infection

Of particular interest to later discussion are signals shifted up in mass by 162, 203, and 657 Da, suggesting glycation (Glyc), O-linked glycosylation (GalNAc), and a second O-linked glycoform ([NeuNAc.sub.1][Gal.sub.1][GalNAc.sub.1] trisaccharide) (TS), respectively.

Full-length characterization of proteins in human populations