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xylan

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ID 707826 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain general botanyenvironmental medicine
  • 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
ksülaan
Usage examples
  • Homopolüsahhariidid koosnevad pento- ja heksosaanidest. Pentosaanimolekul on polümeriseerunud pentoosijääkidest (arabinoosi- ja ksüloosijäägid). Taimevartes, eriti põhus, on pentosaane palju (kuni 20 %), kusjuures domineerib ksülaan.
xylan
Usage examples
  • 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.

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