trehalose

Etymology

trehala + -ose

noun

1. (biochemistry) A disaccharide formed from two glucose units; it is an isomer of maltose
   The most important of these is the common sugar furnished by the sugar cane, hence termed cane sugar, related to which are some others of small importance, viz., trehalose, melezitose, and melitose, represented by the general formula (C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁,xH₂O). 1862, William Allen Miller, Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical, volume 3
   The researchers fed a natural sugar called trehalose to mice genetically engineered to have a severe version of Huntington's disease. 24 January 2004, New Scientist, page 14
   Major components of the polar lipids are the acylated trehaloses which differ considerably in their acylation patterns to trehalose and in fatty acid content. 2013, Thomas M. Shinnick, Tuberculosis, page 14
   Two bacterial strains that have plagued hospitals around the country may have been at least partly fueled by a sugar additive in our food products, scientists say. Trehalose, a sugar that is added to a wide range of food products, could have allowed certain strains of Clostridium difficile to become far more virulent than they were before, a new study finds. January 3, 2018, Amina Khan, “A popular sugar additive may have fueled the spread of not one but two superbugs”, in Los Angeles Times