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lichenin
[ lahy-kuh-nin ]
noun
Chemistry.
- a white, gelatinous, polysaccharide starch, (C 6 H 10 O 5 ) n , obtained from various lichens.
lichenin
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noun
- a complex polysaccharide occurring in certain species of mosses
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In fact, the polysaccharides are often classified according to the hexoses which they yield on hydrolysis, into the following groups: the dextrosans, which yield glucose, and include starch, dextrin, glycogen, lichenin, etc.; the levulosans, which yield fructose, and include inulin, graminin, triticin, etc.; the mannans; and the galactans.
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Lichenin, para dextran, and para isodextran are dextrosans which have been isolated from various lower plants.
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Iceland Moss contains the form of starch called "lichenin."
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Lichenin is a variety of starch occurring in Cetraria islandica, or Iceland moss.
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