melezitose

English

Alternative forms

• melicitose

Etymology

From French mélèze (“larch”) and melitose.

Noun

melezitose (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A non-reducing trisaccharide sugar produced by many insects that consume plant sap.

   Melezitose can be partially hydrolyzed to glucose and turanose.

Related terms

• melezitase