Trehalose
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materiales por composición> > material orgánico > carbohidrato > azúcar
Descripción
Crystalline sugar, a disaccharide, stored instead of starch in some fungi, algae, and insects. Industrially manufactured trehalose has been used in combination with lactitol as a sugar-alcohol saturation treatment in the conservation of archaeological waterlogged wood.