laminarin, n. Biochem.
(ˈlæmɪnərɪn)
[a. G. Laminarin (P. Schmiedeberg 1885, in Tageblatt 58. Versammlung Deutsch. Naturforscher u. Aertzte Strassburg 427), f. mod.L. Laminaria: see laminarian a., -in1.]
= *laminaran n.
| 1934 in Webster. 1938 Sci. Proc. R. Dublin Soc. XXI. 615 Laminarin..is a polysaccharide occurring plentifully in the fronds of marine algae during the autumn months. 1952 Ann. Reg. 1951 420 The Secretary of State for Scotland was shown the only known sample of laminarin, a new substance which it was hoped to develop as a substitute for blood plasma. 1967 Biochem. Jrnl. CIV. 32p/2 Incubation of laminarin with a bacterial laminarinase preparation..resulted in slow random degradation with the production initially of glucose..and other sugars. 1984 A. C. & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans xv. 473 Storage products [of seaweeds] include the carbohydrates laminarin and mannitol. |