- glucan
- glu·can
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Glucan — A glucan molecule is a polysaccharide of D glucose monomers [MeshName|Glucans] linked by glycosidic bonds. Many beta glucans are medically important.TypesThe following are glucans: *cellulose, β 1,4 glucan *Curdlan, β 1,3 glucan *zymosan, β 1,3… … Wikipedia
glucan transferase — glu·can trans·fer·ase (glooґkan transґfər ās) an enzyme transferring glucosyl chains in glucans from one site to another, usually with specific conformations of donor and acceptor sites; see oligo 1,4, 1,4 glucantransferase and 1,4… … Medical dictionary
glucan — noun Date: 1941 a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose … New Collegiate Dictionary
Glucan — Glucane Un glucane est un polysaccharide (polymère d oses) composé exclusivement de monomère de glucose. Ils peuvent être linéaires ou bien ramifiés. Sommaire 1 α glucanes 2 β glucanes 3 Notes et références … Wikipédia en Français
glucan — noun Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose … Wiktionary
glucan — SYN: glucosan. * * * glu·can glü .kan, kən n a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose * * * glu·can (glooґkan) any polysaccharide (e.g., glycogen, starch, and cellulose) composed only of recurring units of glucose; … Medical dictionary
Glucan — Glu|can 〈n. 11〉 verzweigtes Polymer der Glucose, z. B. Cellulose * * * Glu|can [↑ Gluc u. ↑ an (3)], das; s, e; veraltete Syn.: Glucosan, Polyglucosan: Gruppenbez. für aus linearen oder verzweigten D Glucose Ketten aufgebaute hochmol.… … Universal-Lexikon
glucan — ˈglüˌkan, kən noun ( s) Etymology: gluc + an (III) : a polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose … Useful english dictionary
Glucan-Hydrolase — Glu|can Hy|d|ro|la|se: svw. ↑ Glucanase … Universal-Lexikon
glucan 14-α-glucosidase — glu·can 1,4 α glu·co·si·dase (glooґkan gloo koґsĭ dās) [EC 3.2.1.3] a lysosomal enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes the cleavage of glucose residues from polyglucoside chains by hydrolyzing terminal α 1,4 or α… … Medical dictionary
