How to Use oligosaccharide in a Sentence

oligosaccharide

noun
  • The same oligosaccharides on red blood cells also appear on the surface of cells that line the small intestine.
    Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Norovirus and a few other viruses use these oligosaccharides to grab onto and infect the intestinal cells.
    Patricia L. Foster, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Researchers have also discovered that the oligosaccharides in human milk are different from those in the milk of other mammals.
    Carl Zimmer, STAT, 30 May 2018
  • Now Foods that commonly cause gas contain compounds called fructans—found in wheat, onion, artichokes and rye, to name a few—and also the galacto-oligosaccharides found in legumes, nuts and seeds, Muir says.
    Markham Heid, Time, 18 Apr. 2018
  • These chains are called oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • These chains are called oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • And then there are the complex sugars called human milk oligosaccharides or HMOs that have long been neglected by the scientific community.
    Steven Townsend, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • These include lactose, fructose, sugar alcohols and specific types of fiber — the oligosaccharides — found in many wheat, rye barley, beans, nuts and many vegetables.
    Carrie Dennett, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2019
  • In short, this concept tries to explain why oligosaccharides – which are indigestible to babies – are the third-most prominent component in milk, are complex in structure and are variable between species.
    Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
  • Foods that are high in fiber and other digestion-resistant carbs, like oligosaccharides, and resistant starch don’t get completely broken down.
    Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • By contrast, certain strains of gut bacteria delight in oligosaccharides, multiplying in the guts of nursing infants.
    Carl Zimmer, STAT, 30 May 2018
  • One third of human milk is composed of sugars called oligosaccharides, but babies cannot digest them; the sugars are food for microbes, which furnish infants with essential nutrients that grow their brains and proteins that seal their guts.
    Jason Pontin, WIRED, 15 June 2018
  • The prebiotics that are commonly highlighted are oligosaccharides, which are a type of carbohydrate naturally found in a variety of plant foods.
    Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
  • As studies uncovered the importance of human milk oligosaccharides, so began attempts to mimic them in infant formula.
    Alice Callahan, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2019
  • What's in it: Erythritol, oligosaccharides (non-digestible carbohydrates extracted from fruit and vegetable sources), and natural flavors.
    Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 8 May 2018
  • Bovine milk, which most formula is based on, however, contains a negligible oligosaccharide component.
    Steven Townsend, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • This relationship has enabled the two companies to do joint research to further optimize the digestibility of varieties for the specific fish species that BioMar raises – for instance by reducing certain oligosaccharides.
    Steven Savage, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But those oligosaccharides, those are for microbes, specifically one called Bifidobacterium longum infantis.
    Sarah Fallon, WIRED, 28 July 2016
  • Researchers in Ireland asserted that there is no fetal microbiome; tiny bites of solid food reduce breastfeeding duration; and living near green environments increases the oligosaccharide diversity of a mother’s milk.
    Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
  • Researchers in Ireland asserted that there is no fetal microbiome; tiny bites of solid food reduce breastfeeding duration; and living near green environments increases the oligosaccharide diversity of a mother’s milk.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Additionally, bovine milk oligosaccharides lack the structural complexity and diversity of HMOs.
    Steven Townsend, Philly.com, 9 May 2018

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