Xylan-5

Full Name

Xylan-5

Keywords

Xyloglucan; xylan; Xylans; beta-1,4-linked xylosyl residues

Background

Xylans are polysaccharides and belong to a group of hemicelluloses found in cell walls of plants and in red and green algae. Their backbones are built by beta-1,4-linked xylosyl residues.