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galactose
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galactose

One of the hexose sugars, an isomer of glucose and fructose.



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The TB microbe adds to that another layer of sugars, called galactans and arabinans.
Moreover, brown and red algae contain polysaccharides like alginates, fucoidans, laminarans and galactans that make their cells mucilaginous, hence, absorbent to minerals and other nutrients (Giusti 2001, Hashim & Chu 2004, Lodeiro et al.
 
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