galactomannan

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galactomannan [gə¦lak·tō′man·ən]

(biochemistry)

Any of a group of polysaccharides which are composed ofD-galactose andD-mannose units, are soluble in water, and form highly viscous solutions; they are plant mucilages existing as reserve carbohydrates in the endosperm of leguminous seeds.

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No references found			The leading cholesterol-reducing fibers include Plantago psyllium seed husks; fruit pectin; galactomannan (guar gum) from the Cyamopsis tetragonolobus tree; fenugreek fiber; and beta-D-glucans from the cell walls of oats and barley grains. A new era for nutraceuticals in cardiovascular disease prevention: ... by Adams, Casey / Nutraceuticals World In this international effort, scientists tested an edible coating based on a novel galactomannan polysaccharide, extracted from Gleditsia triacanthos, on semi-hard goat and cow milk cheese. Galactomannan-based edible coating improves shelf life of cheese by Emerging Food R&D Report FenuLife[R]--The best deodorized fenugreek galactomannan with benefits for weight management, reflux control and for slow carb products. Frutarom by Nutraceutical Business & Technology			Galactic Corona galactic disk Galactic Equator galactic halo galactic latitude galactic light Galactic Longitude galactic nebula galactic noise galactic nova Galactic Nucleus galactic plane galactic pole galactic radiation galactic radio waves galactic rotation galactic system galactic windows Galactic Year Galaction, Gala galactocele galactogen galactoglucomannan galactokinase galactolipid galactomannan galactonic acid galactophore galactopoiesis galactorrhea Galactosamine galactosan Galactosans Galactose galactosemia galactosidase galactoside galactosuria galactosyl ceramide Galacturonic Acid Galagan Galagan, Ignatii Galagan, Ignatii Ivanovich Galago Galahad Galahad, Sir Galaktion Tabidze Galaktionov, Stepan Galaktionov, Stepan Filippovich Galan Rodriguez, Fermin Galán Rodriguez, Fermin			Galaction, Gala galactischia galacto- galacto- Galacto-Oligosaccharide galactoblast galactobolic galactocele galactocele galactocele galactocerebrosidase galactocerebrosidase Galactocerebroside galactocerebrosidosis Galactocoele Galactocoele Galactocoele Galactodensimeter galactogen galactoglucomannan galactography galactokinase galactokinase galactokinase galactokinase deficiency galactokinase deficiency galactolipid galactolipid galactolipin galactoma galactomannan Galactometer galactonic acid Galactophagist Galactophagous galactophlysis galactophore galactophore galactophoritis galactophorous galactophorous galactophorous duct galactophorous t galactophorous t galactophorous t galactophorous t's galactophorous t's galactophorous t's galactophygous galactoplania galactopoiesis galactopoiesis galactopoiesis galactopoietic galactopoietic galactopoietic galactorrhea galactorrhea galactorrhea galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome

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