Preferred Label : glycans;
IUPAC definition : Synonymous with polysaccharides. Glycans composed of a single type of monosaccharide
residue (homopolysaccharide, synonym homoglycan) are named by replacing the ending
'-ose' of the sugar by '-an', e.g. mannans, fructans, xylans, arabinans. dextrans
and dextrins belong to the class glucans.;
Origin ID : G02645;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
Synonymous with polysaccharides. Glycans composed of a single type of monosaccharide
residue (homopolysaccharide, synonym homoglycan) are named by replacing the ending
'-ose' of the sugar by '-an', e.g. mannans, fructans, xylans, arabinans. dextrans
and dextrins belong to the class glucans.
