Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds.
Glycan,Glycans,Polysaccharide
D003912
Dextrins
A group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of STARCH or GLYCOGEN. They are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by alpha-(1->4) or alpha-(1->6) glycosidic bonds.
Dextrin
D005453
Fluorescence
The property of emitting radiation while being irradiated. The radiation emitted is usually of longer wavelength than that incident or absorbed, e.g., a substance can be irradiated with invisible radiation and emit visible light. X-ray fluorescence is used in diagnosis.
D005959
Glucosidases
Enzymes that hydrolyze O-glucosyl-compounds. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.2.1.-.
Glucosidase
D006868
Hydrolysis
The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D012233
Rhizopus
A genus of zygomycetous fungi of the family Mucoraceae, order MUCORALES, a common saprophyte and facultative parasite of mature fruits and vegetables. It may cause cerebral mycoses in diabetes and cutaneous infection in severely burned patients.