释义 |
dex·tran \ˈdekˌstran, -_strən\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dextr- + -an : any of numerous polysaccharides (C6H10O5)n that yield only glucose on hydrolysis but differ otherwise from starch and glycogen (as in molecular structure): as a. : any such polysaccharide of very high molecular weight usually obtained by fermentation of sugar with bacteria of the genus Leuconostoc (as L. mesenteroides) — called also native dextran b. : any such polysaccharide of reduced molecular weight obtained by controlled acid hydrolysis of native dextran as a white amorphous powder and used especially in physiological saline as a plasma substitute — called also clinical dextran |