polyose

Definitions of polyose

1. noun

   any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules
   synonyms: polysaccharide

   types:

   Lipo-Hepin, Liquaemin, heparin

   a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; it (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery

   chitin

   a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

   cellulose

   a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

   animal starch, glycogen

   one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body

   inulin

   used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function

   dextrin

   any of various polysaccharides obtained by hydrolysis of starch; a tasteless and odorless gummy substance that is used as a thickening agent and in adhesives and in dietary supplements

   mucopolysaccharide

   complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue

   amylum, starch

   a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

   arum

   starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root

   cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca

   a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

   carboxymethyl cellulose

   an acid derivative of cellulose

   DEAE cellulose, diethylaminoethyl cellulose

   used for chromatography

   pulp

   a mixture of cellulose fibers

   hyaluronic acid

   a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance

   pectin

   any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

   arrowroot

   a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant

   cornflour, cornstarch

   starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener

   sago

   powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

   amyloid

   a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch

   Otaheite arrowroot, Otaheite arrowroot starch

   a starch obtained from the root of the pia

   type of:

   carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar

   an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain