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Galactans

Medical Definition: Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Guide Notes: polysaccharides
Previously Indexed: Galactose (1966-1978),Polysaccharides (1966-1978)
Galactans Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Agar - A complex sulfated polymer of galactose units, extracted from Gelidium cartilagineum, Gracilaria confervoides, and related red algae. It is used as a gel in the preparation of solid culture media for microorganisms, as a bulk laxative, in making emulsions, and as a supporting medium for immunodiffusion and immunoelectrophoresis.

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