fructosan

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. 2. 2,6-Anhydrofructofuranose.

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fruc·to·san 'frək-tə-.san, 'fru̇k- n a polysaccharide (as inulin) yielding primarily fructose on hydrolysis called also levulosan

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fruc·to·san (frookґto-san) any polymer composed solely or mainly of fructose residues; e.g., inulin.

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  • fructosan — /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] * * * …   Universalium

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  • fructosan — n. chemical substance which produces fructose during hydrolysis …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fructosan — fruc·to·san …   English syllables

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  • levulosan — SYN: fructosan (1). * * * lev·u·lo·san lev yə lō .san or Brit lae·vu·lo·san lēv n FRUCTOSAN …   Medical dictionary

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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

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