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   Inulin
   Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by many types of plants. They belong to a class of fibers known as fructans. Inulin is used by some plants as a means of storing energy and is typically found in roots or rhizomes. Most plants that synthesize and store inulin do no...
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   inulin
   [n] - used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function
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   inulin
   A polysaccharide of variable molecular weight (around 5 kD), that is a polymer of fructofuranose. Widely used as a marker of extracellular space, an indicator of blood volume in insects (by measuring the dilution of the radiolabel), and in food for diabetics.
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   Inulin
   In'u·lin noun [ From New Latin Inula Helenium, the elecampane: confer French inuline .] (Chemistry) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, a...
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   inulin
   <protein> A polysaccharide of variable molecular weight (around 5 kD), that is a polymer of fructofuranose. Widely used as a marker of extracellular space, an indicator of blood volume in insects (by measuring the dilution of the radio label) and in food for diabetics. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   inulin
   (in´u-lin) a starch occurring in the rhizome of certain plants, which on hydrolysis yields fructose. It is used as a measure of glomerular function in tests of renal function.
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   Inulin
   • (n.) 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 is...
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   inulin
   polysaccharide that is a commercial source of the sugar fructose. It occurs in many plants of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), particularly in ... [1 related articles]
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   inulin
   (In) Type: Term Pronunciation: in′yū-lin Definitions: 1. A fructose polysaccharide from the rhizome of Inula helenium or elecampane (family Compositae) and other plants; administered intravenously, it is filtered by the renal glomeruli but not reabsorbed and thus can be used to det...
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    inulin
    (in;yuu-lin) A polysaccharide of fructose, produced by certain plants, that is filtered by the human kidneys but neither reabsorbed nor secreted. The clearance rate of injected insulin is thus used to measure the glomerular filtration rate.
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    inulin
    (in;yuu-lin) A polysaccharide of fructose, produced by certain plants, that is filtered by the human kidneys but neither reabsorbed nor secreted. The clearance rate of injected insulin is thus used to measure the glomerular filtration rate.
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    inulin
    1) Polyose 2) Polysaccharide
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