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Dextrins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dextrins
Tree Number(s)
D05.750.078.562.855.375
D09.301.915.400
D09.698.365.855.400
Unique ID
D003912
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003912
Scope Note
A group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of STARCH or GLYCOGEN. They are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by alpha-(1->4) or alpha-(1->6) glycosidic bonds.
NLM Classification #
QU 83
Public MeSH Note
1991; see STARCH 1979-1990; see POLYSACCHARIDES 1963-78
History Note
1991(1975); use STARCH 1979-1990; use POLYSACCHARIDES 1963-1978
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/04/09
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