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Definition of Xylan

1. n. A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.

2. n. A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.

Definition of Xylan

1. Noun. (carbohydrates) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants ¹

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Definition of Xylan

1. a substance found in cell walls of plants [n -S]

Medical Definition of Xylan

1. Plant cell wall polysaccharide containing a backbone of _(1-4) linked xylose residues. Side chains of 4 O methylglucuronic acid and arabinose are present in varying amounts (see glucuronoxylan and arabinoxylan), together with acetyl groups. Found in the hemicellulose fraction of the wall matrix. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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