dextran

English

Noun

dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)

1. (biochemistry) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

Derived terms

• aminodextran
• antidextran
• cyclodextran
• dextranate

Translations

a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria

• Portuguese: dextran m, dextrano m
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See also

• dextrin

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dextrano

Noun

dextran m (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) dextran (a biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria)