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Medical Definition of Nigerose
1. 3-O-alpha-d-Glucopyranosyl-d-glucose;a disaccharide obtained by the hydrolysis of amylopectins, consisting of two d-glucose residues bound in an a1-3 linkage. Origin: fr. Nigeran, a polysaccharide synthesised by Aspergillus niger (05 Mar 2000)