"Galactans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polysaccharides composed of repeating galactose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
| Descriptor ID |
D005685
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.360
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galactans" by people in Profiles.
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Miao W, McClements DJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin Q, Ji H, Jin Z, Qiu C. Effects of different polysaccharides on the formation, stability, and rheological properties of oleogels structured by octenyl succinic anhydride starch. Food Chem. 2025 May 01; 473:143076.
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Puffal J, Garc?a-Heredia A, Rahlwes KC, Siegrist MS, Morita YS. Spatial control of cell envelope biosynthesis in mycobacteria. Pathog Dis. 2018 06 01; 76(4).
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Qin D, Yang X, Gao S, Yao J, McClements DJ. Influence of Hydrocolloids (Dietary Fibers) on Lipid Digestion of Protein-Stabilized Emulsions: Comparison of Neutral, Anionic, and Cationic Polysaccharides. J Food Sci. 2016 Jul; 81(7):C1636-45.
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Nguema-Ona E, Bannigan A, Chevalier L, Baskin TI, Driouich A. Disruption of arabinogalactan proteins disorganizes cortical microtubules in the root of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J. 2007 Oct; 52(2):240-51.