glucan
noun1
Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose
- Synonyms
- glucan
- Derived terms
- beta-glucan, galactoglucan, galactoxyloglucan, glucanase, glucanohydrolase, glucanolytic, homoglucan, oligoglucan, phosphoglucan, phytoglucan, polyglucan, β-glucan
- Related terms
- cellulose, curdlan, dextran, glycogen, laminarin, lentinan, lichenin, mannitan, pullulan, starch
- Hypernyms
- polysaccharide, carbohydrate