Meanings
nounβ-glucan (plural β-glucans)
plural β-glucans
- alternativeAlternative form of beta-glucan.
The effects of β-glucan structure and molecular weight on rheological properties have been surveyed. Decreasing molecular weight by controlled enzymatic or acid hydrolysis decreased the viscosity of β-glucan in solution […]
2007, Hannu Salovaara, Fred Gates, Maija Tenkanen, Dietary Fibre Components and Functions, Wageningen Academic Pub, →ISBN, page 75
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