Term Name:	hemicellulose
Synonyms:	hemicelluloses
Definition:	Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have β-(1→4)-linked backbones with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and glucomannans, and β-(1→3,1→4)-glucans.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:61266]  ( EBI )