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hemicellulose

Term ID
CHEBI:61266
Synonyms
  • hemicelluloses
Definition
Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have beta-(1->4)-linked backbones with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and glucomannans, and beta-(1->3,1->4)-glucans.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from hemicellulose
Phenotype where environments contain hemicellulose
Phenotype modified by environments containing hemicellulose
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