noun
- A polysaccharide composed of fructose units, found in plants and used in industrial applications.
Usage: chemistry; also called inulin in some contexts, though levulin is more specific to certain plant sources
Examples
- Levulin is extracted from certain plant roots for use in food and pharmaceutical industries.
- The chemical structure of levulin consists primarily of fructose polymers.
- Researchers studied levulin as a potential source for biofuel production.
- Levulin can be hydrolyzed to produce fructose and other sugars.