Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of xylodextrin
In both cases, secreted enzymes first break down the cellulose and hemicellulose to soluble cellodextrins and xylodextrins, respectively.
2015 August 16, Xin Li et al., “Cellobionic acid utilization: from Neurospora crassa to Saccharomyces cerevisiae”, in Biotechnology for Biofuels, volume 8, →DOI
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