Term Name:	hemicellulose
Synonyms:	hemicelluloses
Definition:	Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have beta-(1->4)-linked backbones with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and glucomannans, and beta-(1->3,1->4)-glucans.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:61266]  ( EBI )