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beta-glucan

beta-glucan noun: a group of polysaccharides naturally occurring in the cell walls of cereals, bacteria, and fungi.

Noun

beta-glucan (plural beta-glucans)

  1. A group of polysaccharides naturally occurring in the cell walls of cereals, bacteria, and fungi.
    • Similar to grains, oats are well-known for their dietary content, beta-glucan in this case. Beta-glucan is a type of fiber, unique to oats that can help reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body.1991, Cornelia M. Parkinson, Cooking with Oats: Oat Bran, Oatmeal, and More, Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 4

Forms of beta-glucan

pluralbeta-glucans
alternative formβ-glucan

Questions about beta-glucan

What does beta-glucan mean?
Beta-glucan means a group of polysaccharides naturally occurring in the cell walls of cereals, bacteria, and fungi.
What part of speech is beta-glucan?
Beta-glucan is a noun.
What is the plural of beta-glucan?
The plural of beta-glucan is beta-glucans.

Words near beta-glucan in the dictionary

  1. beta-blocker
  2. beta-blockers
  3. beta-carotene
  4. beta-compactification
  5. beta-compactifications
  6. beta-glucan
  7. beta-glucans
  8. beta-glucosidase
  9. beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikonin
  10. beta-lactam
  11. beta-lactamase

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