a yellow gummy pentosan found in plant cell walls and yielding xylose upon hydrolysis
occurs in association with cellulose in lignified cell walls, in the wood of deciduous trees, in the bran and straw of cereals and in similar plant substances
Homopolüsahhariidid koosnevad pento- ja heksosaanidest. Pentosaanimolekul on polümeriseerunud pentoosijääkidest (arabinoosi- ja ksüloosijäägid). Taimevartes, eriti põhus, on pentosaane palju (kuni 20 %), kusjuures domineerib ksülaan.
For use in compound feed containing cereals rich in starch and non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans and beta-glucans), e.g.containing more than 30 % wheat and 20 % barley and 20 % rye.
