glucosan

glu·co·san

(glū'kō-san),

A polysaccharide yielding glucose on hydrolysis; for example, callose, cellulose, glycogen, starch, dextrins.

Synonym(s): glucan

glucosan

/glu·co·san/ (gloo´ko-san) glucan.

glucosan

[glo̅o̅′kəsan]

Etymology: Gk, glykys, sweet

any of a large group of anhydrous polysaccharides that on hydrolysis yield a hexose, primarily anhydrides of glucose. The glucosans include cellulose, glycogen, starch, and the dextrins.

glu·co·san

(glū'kō-san)

A polysaccharide yielding glucose on hydrolysis (e.g., callose, cellulose, glycogen, starch, dextrins).