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MeSH Heading: Polysaccharides
Tree Number(s): D09.698
Unique ID: D011134
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011134
Annotation: 13 or more units; general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds.
Entry Term(s): Glycan; Glycans; Polysaccharide
NLM Classification #: QU 83
Public MeSH Note: XYLANS was XYLAN see under CELLULOSE 1963-74
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0017249
Scope Note: Long chain polymeric CARBOHYDRATES composed of MONOSACCHARIDES linked by glycosidic bonds.
Terms: Polysaccharides Preferred Term
Term UI T032756
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Glycan
Term UI T000999599
Date11/26/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Polysaccharide
Term UI T000996167
Date11/13/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Glycans
Term UI T032755
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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