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/fruk"teuh san', frook"-, froohk"-/, n. Biochem.any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.[1925-30; FRUCTOSE + -AN]
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fructosan — 1. A polysaccharide of fructose ( e.g., inulin) containing small amounts of other sugars; present in certain tubers. SYN: fructan, levan, levulan, levulin, levulosan, polyfructose … Medical dictionary
Fructosan — Fruc|to|san [↑ Fruct u. osan(2)], das; s, e: veraltete Bez. für ↑ Fructan … Universal-Lexikon
fructosan — n. chemical substance which produces fructose during hydrolysis … English contemporary dictionary
fructosan — fruc·to·san … English syllables
fructosan — ˈfrəktəˌsan, ru̇k , rük noun ( s) Etymology: fructose + an : a polysaccharide (as inulin) yielding primarily fructose on hydrolysis … Useful english dictionary
fructan — SYN: fructosan (1). * * * fruc·tan (frookґtan) fructosan … Medical dictionary
levulosan — SYN: fructosan (1). * * * lev·u·lo·san lev yə lō .san or Brit lae·vu·lo·san lēv n FRUCTOSAN … Medical dictionary
Fructosane — Fructosane, Singular Fructosan das, s, aus D Fructose glykosidisch aufgebaute Polysaccharide, die im Pflanzenreich als Reservekohlenhydrate vorkommen (besonders reich an Fructosanen sind Gräser); das wichtigste Fructosan ist das Inulin … Universal-Lexikon
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levan — SYN: fructosan (1). * * * lev·an lev .an n any of a group of levorotatory polysaccharides (C6H10O5)n composed of levulose units of the furanose type and formed esp. from sucrose solutions by the action of various bacteria (as Bacillus subtilis or … Medical dictionary
