xylodextrin

noun

xylodextrin

noun

Etymology From xylo- + dextrin.

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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An oligomer of xylose.

  • These are then transported into the cells by cellodextrin and xylodextrin transporters and—in the case of xylodextrins—reduced before they are further processed to monomeric sugars by intracellular hydrolases.2015 August 16, Xin Li et al., “Cellobionic acid utilization: from Neurospora crassa to Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in Biotechnology for Biofuels, volume 8, →DOI:

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