Sentences with phrase «type of sugar molecule»

One of these is glucose, a type of sugar molecule.

Resistant starch is made from amylose, a type of sugar molecule, and is low in calories, providing 1 calorie per gram compared with 4 calories per gram for other forms of starch.

In the drug trial, researchers have shown that treatment with a type of sugar molecule called cyclodextrin slows progression of the disease.

The team's materials are based on hyaluronic acid (HA), a type of sugar molecule that occurs naturally in the body.

A lesser - known fact about avocados is that they contain a special type of sugar molecule called D - mannoheptulose.

If you know anything about IQS you will know that the Program is primarily directed at reducing excessive fructose — scientifically, one of the three basic types of sugar molecules which are the basis of more complex types of sugars — in the diet.

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He would argue that Leclerc's notion of «physical existence» applies not only to our more typical notion of a molecule of water, or of sugar, or of hemoglobin (all of similar type), but also to examples of crystals, which are markedly different, and to systems of chemical reaction which persist far from equilibrium.

To use fructose for energy, the body needs to convert it into another type of simple sugar called glucose or into other smaller molecules.

They also measured the amount and type of breast milk sugars left over in the infant's feces, and measured the amount of lactate (a beneficial molecule produced by bifidobacteria) in the infant's feces.

Most of the 140 types of molecules found in space have been discovered here, including some common on Earth: acetic acid (vinegar), ethylene glycol (the chief ingredient in antifreeze), and a basic sugar known as glycol aldehyde.

14 Can't escape them: Sugars are the building blocks of carbohydrates, the most abundant type of organic molecules in living things.

Researchers had previously theorized that a certain type of spiraling starlight could have locked in the chirality, or handedness, of relatively large organic, carbon - based molecules such as amino acids and sugars in living organisms.

This molecule, a type of sugar, has become chemically glued to a location on the virus's surface near where human antibodies — immune system watchdogs — attach to mark the virus as a dangerous invader.

They are responsible for adding sugar molecules to numerous different types of proteins, whether it's a cell wall, or it's a small signaling peptide, which is what's responsible for the phenotypes in tomato.»

One type of starch, known as amylose, is an unbranched chain of sugars in a helical shape, while amylopectin is a bulky, highly branched molecule.

With bitters, digestive enzyme secretions are increased, helping to promote the complete breakdown of nutrients into their absorbable units, preventing gas formation when large molecules are acted upon by bacteria further down the small intestine.2, 11 The complete breakdown of proteins is particularly important, as the cross reactivity of immune cells between undigested protein molecules and intestinal cells plays an important role in the etiology of conditions such as celiac disease.15 Insulin and glucagon secretions are stimulated, helping to stabilize blood sugar levels.3, 11 Many bitters formulations have been traditionally used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and it is interesting to point out that many naturally sweet substances are often paired with some bitterness in nature.4, 11 Herbalist Jim McDonald hypothesizes that our cravings for sweetness may mask cravings for bitterness for this reason.4