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Descriptor English: Galactans
Descriptor Spanish: Galactanos
Descriptor galactanos
Entry term(s) galactano
poligalactosa
poligalactosas
Scope note: Polisacáridos compuestos de unidades de galactosa repetidas. Pueden estar constituídos por cadenas ramificadas o no ramificadas en cualquier tipo de enlace.
Descriptor Portuguese: Galactanos
Descriptor French: Galactanes
Entry term(s): Galactan
Polygalactose
Polygalactoses
Tree number(s): D09.698.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005685
Scope note: Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Annotation: polysaccharides
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Galactose (1966-1978)
Polysaccharides (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
Related: Galactose MeSH
DeCS ID: 5824
Unique ID: D005685
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/12/15
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Galactans - Preferred
Concept UI M0008933
Scope note Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
Preferred term Galactans
Entry term(s) Galactan
Polygalactose
Polygalactoses



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