Usually means: Polysaccharides composed of glucose units.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (glucan)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose

Similar:
polyglucan, homoglucan, polyglucosan, oligoglucan, galactoglucan, glycosan, glucosaccharide, glucuronoglycan, proteoglucan, glucanohydrolase, more...

Opposite:
fructan, galactan, xylan, arabinan, mannan

Phrases:
beta glucan, 1 4 alpha glucan branching enzyme, glucan 1,4-alpha-glucosidase, oat beta glucan, Alpha glucan, more...

Adjectives:
beta, insoluble, soluble, linked, extracellular, branched, linear, yeast, wall, molecular, cyclic

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Similar:
polyglucan, homoglucan, polyglucosan, oligoglucan, galactoglucan, glycosan, glucosaccharide, glucuronoglycan, proteoglucan, glucanohydrolase, more...

Opposite:
fructan, galactan, xylan, arabinan, mannan

Phrases:
beta glucan, 1 4 alpha glucan branching enzyme, glucan 1,4-alpha-glucosidase, oat beta glucan, Alpha glucan, more...

Adjectives:
beta, insoluble, soluble, linked, extracellular, branched, linear, yeast, wall, molecular, cyclic



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