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CHEBI:61266 - hemicellulose
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:61266 |
| ChEBI Name | hemicellulose |
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| Definition | Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have β-(1→4)-linked backbones with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and glucomannans, and β-(1→3,1→4)-glucans. |
| Last Modified | 2 March 2022 |
| Submitter | T. Berardini |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) is a polysaccharide (CHEBI:18154) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| lignocellulose (CHEBI:180683) has part hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) |
| (1→4)-β-D-mannan (CHEBI:27857) is a hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) |
| (1→4)-β-D-xylan (CHEBI:15447) is a hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) |
| xylan (CHEBI:37166) is a hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) |
| xyloglucan (CHEBI:18233) is a hemicellulose (CHEBI:61266) |
| Synonym | Source |
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| hemicelluloses | ChEBI |
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