Sentences with phrase «complex sugar molecules»

«Though we most commonly think of ethylene glycol as antifreeze, it actually is associated with the formation of more complex sugar molecules that are necessary for life,» said Jan M. Hollis of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

MPS is caused by the absence or malfunctioning of a lysosomal enzyme required to break down and recycle complex sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans, which are used to build bone, tendons, skin and other tissues.

Xanthan gum — complex sugar molecules that are very difficult to digest.

Chemists in California have identified and synthesised a complex sugar molecule which lies on the surface of white blood cells, and through which the cells «recognise» those blood vessels that lie near injured tissue.

However, unlike, DNA and protein, these complex sugar molecules are built without an apparent template.

This large polysaccharide (complex sugar molecule) is responsible for stimulating a weakened immune system or balancing a overactive one.