Xylodextrin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An oligomer of xylose.

    "These are then transported into the cells by cellodextrin and xylodextrin transporters and—in the case of xylodextrins—reduced before they are further processed to monomeric sugars by intracellular hydrolases."

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"These are then transported into the cells by cellodextrin and xylodextrin transporters and—in the case of xylodextrins—reduced before they are further processed to monomeric sugars by intracellular hydrolases."

Etymology

From xylo- + dextrin.

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