Medical term:
callose
cal·lose
(kal'ōs),A linear 1,3-β-d-glucan formed by certain enzymes from UDP-glucose, differing from cellulose (a β-1,4-glucan formed from GDP-glucose) and starch amylose (an α-1,4-glucan formed from ADP-glucose). Found in certain plant cell walls.
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callose
a thick CARBOHYDRATE plant material deposited in the pores of sieve plates in response to damage, disease or simply over a period of time, resulting in a blockage of the SIEVE TUBE. Callose is also present in the walls of fungal hyphae.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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