Lexic.us

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Definition of Glycan

1. a carbohydrate [n -S] - See also: carbohydrate

Medical Definition of Glycan

1. Polymers of (arbitrarily) more than about ten monosaccharide residues linked glycosidically in branched or unbranched chains. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycan

Literary usage of Glycan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Bakers yeast glycan may be safely used in food in accordance with the ... The carbohydrate is composed of glycan and mannan units in approxi- m ately a 2:1 ..."

2. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"Coevolution of host glycan diversity and a large collection of microbial glycoside ... Diet-associated changes in the glycan-foraging behavior of B. ..."

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