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tetrasaccharide

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tet·ra·sac·cha·ride (ttr-sk-rd)
n.
A sugar containing four monosaccharide molecules.

tetrasaccharide
[-sak′ərīd]
a sugar containing four molecules of monosaccharide.


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b] tetrasaccharide, also labeled connective tissue and digestive epithelial cells intracellularly.
For example, two, three or four sugar molecules can be combined to give di, tri, or tetrasaccharides, respectively.
The phenolic glycolipids (PGLs) consist of a lipid core similar to those of DIMs or DIPs but co-terminated by an aromatic nucleus that is glycosylated by type- or species-specific mono-, tri-, or tetrasaccharide.
 
 
 
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