Chemicals and Drugs

Galactans

Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.

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Abstract

Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Galactan
  • Polygalactose
  • Polygalactoses

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Aspects Covered

27 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

polysaccharides

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Galactose (1966-1978)
  • Polysaccharides (1966-1978)

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  1. D09w.698w.360w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Galactans. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005685. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005685
  2. Galactans. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactan
  3. Galactans. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182808