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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. carbohydrates
  3. sugars
  4. oligosaccharides
  5. trisaccharides
  6. melezitose
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. carbohydrates
  3. sugars
  4. oligosaccharides
  5. trisaccharides
  6. melezitose

Preferred term

melezitose

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A sugar that is obtained from the exudate of some trees (e.g. larch and Douglas fir). This sugar is less sweet than sucrose, and on partial hydrolysis yields glucose and turanose.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • melecitose

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/51989

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