pen|to|san

pen|to|san
pen|to|san «PEHN tuh san», noun.
any one of a group of complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides) that yield pentoses when hydrolyzed. Pentosans occur in most plants and in humus: »

Xylose, an example of such a sugar, is found in plants only as a constituent of such complex carbohydrates as pentosans, gums, and hemicelluloses (Harbaugh and Goodrich).


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