galactans
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Galactan (galactosan) is a polysaccharide consisting of polymerized galactose. In general, galactans in natural sources contain a core of galactose units connected by α(1→3) or α(1→6), with structures containing other monosaccharides as side-chains.
Research
15,520 papers- Perspectives of nanofibrous wound dressings based on glucans and galactans - A review.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2023
- Secondary cell-wall assembly in flax phloem fibres: role of galactans.Planta · 2006
- Chromatography based profiling of feruloylated arabinans and galactans.Carbohydrate research · 2024
- Chemically modified galactans of Grateloupia indica: From production to in vitro antiviral activity.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2024
- Synthetic and plant-derived multivalent galactans as modulators of cancer-associated galectins-3 and -9.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2025
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Galactan (galactosan) is a polysaccharide consisting of polymerized galactose. In general, galactans in natural sources contain a core of galactose units connected by α(1→3) or α(1→6), with structures containing other monosaccharides as side-chains.
Galactan derived from Anogeissus latifolia is primarily α(1→6), but galactan from acacia trees is primarily α(1→3).
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