SACCHAROMYCES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saccharomyces mean? 

• SACCHAROMYCES (noun)
  The noun SACCHAROMYCES has 1 sense:

1. single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

  Familiarity information: SACCHAROMYCES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SACCHAROMYCES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Saccharomyces; Saccharomyces

Hypernyms ("Saccharomyces" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Saccharomyces"):

baker's yeast; brewer's yeast; Saccharomyces cerevisiae (used as a leaven in baking and brewing)

Saccharomyces ellipsoides; wine-maker's yeast (used in making wine)

Holonyms ("Saccharomyces" is a member of...):

family Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomycetaceae (family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates)

 Context examples 

A vaccine containing a heat-killed recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast transfected with mutated forms of Ras, an oncogene frequently found in solid tumors, with potential immunostimulant and antitumor activity.

(GI-4000 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody present in a sample.

(Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

It is similar to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Exo1 which interacts with Msh2 and which is involved in mismatch repair and recombination.

(Exonuclease 1, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A cancer vaccine composed of a heat-killed, recombinant form of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is genetically modified to express the transcription factor brachyury protein, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Brachyury-expressing Yeast Vaccine GI-6301, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody in a biological specimen.

(Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An injectable formulation of the polysaccharide beta 1,3/1,6 glucan derived from the cell wall of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.

(PGG Beta-Glucan, NCI Thesaurus)

A baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) containing high levels of the trace element selenium (Se) with potential chemopreventive, immunomodulating and antioxidant activities.

(High-Selenium Baker's Yeast, NCI Thesaurus)