hemicellulose

Term ID

CHEBI:61266

Synonyms

hemicelluloses

Definition

Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have beta-(1->4)-linked backbones with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and glucomannans, and beta-(1->3,1->4)-glucans.

References

PMID:20192742

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: polysaccharide

polysaccharide Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: (1->4)-beta-D-mannan (1->4)-beta-D-xylan xylan xyloglucan

(1->4)-beta-D-mannan (1->4)-beta-D-xylan xylan xyloglucan Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_part: lignocellulose

lignocellulose Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from hemicellulose

Phenotype where environments contain hemicellulose

Phenotype modified by environments containing hemicellulose

Human Disease / Model Data

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