- Galactan
Galactan is a
polysaccharide consisting ofpolymerized galactose .ee also
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galactan — galaktanas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Polisacharidas, esantis spygliuočių medienoje, viena hemiceliuliozių. atitikmenys: angl. galactan rus. галактан … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
galactan — gəˈlaktən, ˌtan noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary galact + an : any of several polysaccharides of plant or animal origin (as agar, arabogalactans, and the galactan occurring in the albumin glands of the snail Helix pomatia) … Useful english dictionary
Galactan — Galactane sind eine Gruppe verzweigter, wasserlöslicher Polysaccharide, die zu den Hemicellulosen gehören. Sie kommen als Strukturkomponenten in den Zellwänden bestimmter Rotalgen Gattungen, nicht aber in der Zellwand von Eubakterien vor. Siehe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
galactan — Polymer of galactose … Dictionary of molecular biology
galactan — /geuh lak teuhn, tan/, n. Biochem. any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis. Also, galactosan. [1885 90; < G; see GALACT , ANE] * * * … Universalium
galactan — noun A polysaccharide consisting of many galactose residues … Wiktionary
galactan — ga·lac·tan gə lak tən, .tan n any of several polysaccharides of plant or animal origin (as agar) that yield galactose on hydrolysis * * * ga·lac·tan (gə lakґtən) any polymer composed of galactose residues and occurring in plants, e.g.,… … Medical dictionary
galactan — n. chemical substance which produces galactose … English contemporary dictionary
galactan — ga·lac·tan … English syllables
galactan — /gəˈlæktən/ (say guh laktuhn) noun any of the polymers of galactose, composing several gums, agar, and fruit pectins …
