https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02645
Synonymous with @[email protected] Glycans composed of a single type of monosaccharide residue (homopolysaccharide, synonym homoglycan) are named by replacing the ending '-ose' of the sugar by '-an', e.g. mannans, fructans, xylans, arabinans. @[email protected] and @[email protected] belong to the class glucans.