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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) |
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. |
Galactans Medical Definitions and Terms
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