Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azo-galactan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: azo--galac-tan
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Galactan, treated with an azo dye, that is used in enzymatic assays.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Eight types of biodegradable substrates (see Table 2) were used in this study; azo-galactan, azocarob galactomannan, AZ-rhamnogalacturonan, azoCM-cellulose, red pullulan, […]"
"[…] was determined on the native dyed substrate Azo-galactan (Megazyme) in accordance with […] Each reaction mixture (200 μL) contained 100 μL of supernatant and 1% Azo-galactan in 50 […]"
"Azo-galactan is partly debranched potato galactan dyed with […] solution (2% w/v azo-galactan in 50 mM sodium acetate buffer, pH 4.5 […] All azo-galactan assay measurements were made in […]"
"[…] on the high molecular weight β-1,4-galactan was determined quantitatively by the measurement of the increase of the reducing power or with the dyed substrate Azo-galactan."
"[…] substrate AZO-galactan […] of AZO-galactan according to instructions of the manufacturer."

Etymology

From azo- + galactan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: azo

Usage

Inflected Forms

azo-galactans (plural)

Questions

What does azo-galactan mean?: Galactan, treated with an azo dye, that is used in enzymatic assays.
Where does azo-galactan come from?: From azo- + galactan.

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