English Explanatory Dictionary

glucan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

Word forms

glucan glucans

Synonyms

glucan

Related words

cellulose curdlan dextran glycogen laminarin lentinan lichenin mannitan pullulan starch

Derived words

beta-glucan galactoglucan galactoxyloglucan glucanase glucanohydrolase glucanolytic homoglucan oligoglucan phosphoglucan phytoglucan polyglucan β-glucan
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