Talk:Melezitose
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Not from the juices
[edit]Hello, my english is not so perfect to write into the article directly, so I write this discussion side.
This trisaccharide comes not from the juices of the trees. It will be poduced from lices like Cinara spec. (for example Cinara pilicornis) by an enzyme reaction. This insects do that to improve their own water balance by the distress from osmosis. Second melezitose is an attractant for ants - the natural symbiotic protectors of the lices.
I wrote the melezitose article in the german wikipedia. Could anybody correct this article here? Thanks! --MikePhobos 17:12, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Addendum - I forgot to explain: Melezitose is part of the honeydew the raw material of a dark honey produced from honey bees, see Honey#Honeydew. --MikePhobos 17:36, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Made the changes suggested, MikePhobos. Should be more accurate now! binliner4