See Also: shinden-zukuri(encyclopedia)
shoin-zukuri(encyclopedia)

trehalose (iou) and shinden-zukuri (sh)


trehalose (iou)



trehalose noun. M19.
[from TREHALA + -OSE2.]
Chemistry. A disaccharide orig. obtained from trehala and found in fungi, yeasts, etc.
trehalase noun (Biochemistry) an enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of trehalose to glucose L19.

shinden-zukuri (sh)




Japanese architectural style of mansion-estates constructed in the Heian period (794-1185).

The form consisted of a shinden (central building) to which subsidiary structures were connected by corridors. The shinden faced south on an open court, across which was a pond Garden. The eastern and western tainoya, or subsidiary living quarters, were attached by watadono (corridors), from which narrow corridors extended south, ending in small pavilions. This layout resulted in a U-shaped arrangement around the court. See also shoin-zukuri.