Sentences with phrase «complex sugar chains»

Glycans are complex sugar chains on the surfaces of all cells.

5/19/2008 Mystery Solved: The Ashwell Receptor Reduces Mortality During Bacterial Infection In research that solves the longest - standing mystery in glycobiology — a field that studies complex sugar chains called glycans — researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that a molecule in the liver o...

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A complex chain of sugar molecules extracted from pig intestine, heparin binds to antithrombin, heightening the protein's ability to mop up the enzyme thrombin, which normally kick starts coagulation.

While it's true that complex carbs are better than simple carbs, since they contain longer chains of sugar molecules which take more time for the body to break down and use, resulting with a more even amount of energy and avoiding huge insulin peaks, that doesn't mean that we're free to eat as much of them as we want and expect to maintain optimal health.

Complex carbohydrates are long chains of sugars.

Complex carbohydrates were longer chains of sugars — such as white flour.

Complex carbohydrates, like whole grains and legumes, contain longer chains of sugar molecules; these usually take more time for the body to break down and use.

Inulin, as it is «digested» by «friendly» gut flora converts to fructooligosaccharides (polysaccharides) and eventually these more complex substances are turned into simple sugars, until finally becoming acids of fermentation (also known as short chain fatty acids such as acetic acid, butyric acid and propionic acid).

BUT what if I told you that «Complex carbohydrates» and «Whole Grains» are just glucose molecules hooked together in a long chain; the digestive track breaks it down into glucose... also known as sugar.

The rest of the carbohydrates in banana are complex carbohydrate molecules, which are made up of several smaller sugar molecules bonded together to form large chains.

Complex carbohydrates, also called starches, are made up of polysaccharides — complicated chains of sugar molecules.

Complex carbohydrates like those found in grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, and vegetables are just long chains of sugar molecules linked together.

Starches, or complex carbohydrates, are long chains of sugars found in foods made from grains, like cereals, pasta, rice and bread, as well as beans or legumes, and some vegetables like potato, corn and peas.

Glucosamine, GAGs (unbranched chains of complex sugars) and ETAs (a type of Omega - 3 fatty acids) are the compounds in the mussel believed to contribute to its beneficial effects.

They are complex carbohydrates made up of starch (long chains of sugar molecules) and fiber.