β-glucan

English

Noun

β-glucan (plural β-glucans)

1. Alternative form of beta-glucan
   • 2007, Hannu Salovaara, Fred Gates, Maija Tenkanen, Dietary Fibre Components and Functions, Wageningen Academic Pub, →ISBN, page 75:

     The effects of β-glucan structure and molecular weight on rheological properties have been surveyed. Decreasing molecular weight by controlled enzymatic or acid hydrolysis decreased the viscosity of β-glucan in solution […]