Meanings
nounalternan (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryThe glucan produced by the enzyme alternansucrase.
Origin
From its alternating linkage structure.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
alternan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternan
MLA
“alternan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alternan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternan.
Source: alternan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.