Meaning of INULIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'inyulin
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| | Definition: | | [n] used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function |
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| | See Also: | | polyose, polysaccharide | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane:
cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in
the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is
extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline
substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It
is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called
also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
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| | Definition: | | A starchy carbohydrate found in the roots of some plants which converts to the sugar levulose when it's mixed with oygen and water. Inulin is used in tests which measure kidney function, and it is used as a substitute starch in foods (esp. breads) for diabetics. |
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