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β-1,3-Glucan from Euglena gracilis

Synonym(s):

Paramylon

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

(Euglena gracilis)

form

powder

color

white to faint beige

InChI

1S/C18H32O14/c19-2-9-6(22)1-7(23)17(29-9)32-16-13(26)11(4-21)30-18(14(16)27)31-15-8(24)5-28-10(3-20)12(15)25/h6-27H,1-5H2/t6-,7+,8-,9+,10+,11+,12+,13+,14+,15+,16-,17-,18-/m0/s1

InChI key

SPMCUTIDVYCGCK-IIIGWGBSSA-N

General description

The molecule consists of a linear chain of glucose units without any branching.

Application

β-1,3-Glucan from Euglena gracilis may be compared with other β-1,3-glucans and their derivatives to study mechanisms of protection of DNA from oxidative lesions. β-1,3-Glucan from Euglena gracilis may be used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize glucanase(s).

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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G Guy Bushkin et al.
mBio, 3(5), doi:10-doi:10 (2012-09-28)
The walls of infectious pathogens, which are essential for transmission, pathogenesis, and diagnosis, contain sugar polymers that are defining structural features, e.g., β-1,3-glucan and chitin in fungi, chitin in Entamoeba cysts, β-1,3-GalNAc in Giardia cysts, and peptidoglycans in bacteria. The
Darina Slamenová et al.
Cancer letters, 198(2), 153-160 (2003-09-06)
beta-Glucans belong to the class of substances known as biological response modifiers with a broad range of activity. We have investigated two types of glucans: (1-->3)-beta-D glucan from the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and beta-glucan-chitin complex from the mycelium of
Xiaoli Zheng et al.
Developmental and comparative immunology, 36(3), 602-609 (2011-11-09)
Pattern recognition proteins, which form part of the innate immune system, initiate host defense reactions in response to pathogen surface molecules. The pattern recognition protein β-1,3-glucan recognition protein (βGRP) binds to β-1,3-glucan on fungal surfaces to mediate melanization via the
V Blättel et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 77(3), 983-990 (2010-12-21)
During vinification microbial activities can spoil wine quality. As the wine-related lactic acid bacterium Pediococcus parvulus is able to produce slimes consisting of a β-1,3-glucan, must and wine filtration can be difficult or impossible. In addition, the metabolic activities of
Frédéric Lamoth et al.
Eukaryotic cell, 11(11), 1324-1332 (2012-07-24)
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a eukaryotic molecular chaperone. Its involvement in the resistance of Candida albicans to azole and echinocandin antifungals is well established. However, little is known about Hsp90's function in the filamentous fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus.

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