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Trehalose also known as mycose or tremalose is a natural alpha-linked disaccharide formed by an αα-11-glucoside bond between two α-glucose units. In 1832 H.A.L. Wiggers discovered trehalose in an ergot of rye and in 1859 Marcellin Berthelot isolated it from trehala manna a substance made by weevils and named it trehalose. It can be synthesised by bacteria fungi plants and invertebrate animals.

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IUPAC name
(2R3S4S5R6R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R3R4S5S6R)-34]5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxane-345-triol

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