polyglucan

noun

polyglucan

noun

Etymology From poly- + glucan.

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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any polysaccharide containing glucan units

  • It has a structural fold termed GT-B and a retaining mechanism of glucose transfer giving an α-configuration of the growing polyglucan chain (http://www.cazy.org/ ).2015 September 15, “The Role of Cysteine Residues in Redox Regulation and Protein Stability of Arabidopsis thaliana Starch Synthase 1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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