Galactan

Galactan
Names
	Other names D-Galactan; Galactosan
Identifiers
CAS Number	9037-55-2;
ChEBI	CHEBI:37165;
KEGG	C05796;
Properties
Chemical formula	(C6H10O5)n
Molar mass	Variable
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Galactan (galactosan) is a polysaccharide consisting of polymerized galactose.^[1] In general, galactans in natural sources contain a core of galactose units connected by α(1→3) or α(1→6), with structures containing other monosaccharides as side-chains.^[2]

Galactan derived from Anogeissus latifolia is primarily α(1→6), but galactan from acacia trees is primarily α(1→3).^[3]

References

^ Galactans at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
^ Zanetti, Maurizio; Capra, Donald J. (2003-09-02). The Antibodies. CRC Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780203216514.
^ Zanetti, Maurizio (1995). The antibodies. Luxembourg: Harwood Academic Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 0-415-28466-X.

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[1] Galactans at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

[2] Zanetti, Maurizio; Capra, Donald J. (2003-09-02). The Antibodies. CRC Press. p. 78. ISBN 9780203216514.

[3] Zanetti, Maurizio (1995). The antibodies. Luxembourg: Harwood Academic Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 0-415-28466-X.

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