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Also Known As	glycan

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Polysaccharides

A bowl filled with translucent, irregular gum tragacanth crystals sits on a wooden board, with a wooden spoon and scattered gum pieces beside it on a dark surface.

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xanthan gum linear polysaccharide heteropolysaccharide carrageenan homopolysaccharide paramylon lipopolysaccharide xylan dextran glycosaminoglycan Monosaccharide Disaccharide Oligosaccharide dextrin

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