dextran
/dek-struhn/US // ˈdɛk strən //UK // (ˈdɛkstrən) //
葡聚糖,葡糖苷,右旋糖酐,葡糖
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- : a viscous polysaccharide, composed of dextrose, produced by bacterial action on sucrose: used in confections and lacquers and in medicine chiefly as an extender for blood plasma.
Examples
Lichenin, para dextran, and para isodextran are dextrosans which have been isolated from various lower plants.
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