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dextran

A polysaccharide (chain of simple sugars) composed of glucose (a type of simple sugar) monomers (units of a polymer, such as a polysaccharide), used as a means of storing food by bacteria and yeasts. When dextrans are formed out of sucrose (another type of sugar) by bacteria in the mouth, it makes dental plaque.


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