trehalose definition biology
Trehalose, also known as mycose or tremalose, is a natural alpha-linked disaccharide formed by an Î±,Î±-1,1-glucoside bond between two Î±- glucose units.he two prevalent theories as to how trehalose works within the organism in the state of cryptobiosis are the vitrification theory, a state that prevents ice formation, or the water displacement theory, whereby water is replaced by trehalose, although it is possible that a combination of the two mechanisms is at work.