Structural characterization of Botryosphaeran: a (1 -> 3;1 -> 6)-beta-D-glucan produced by the ascomyceteous fungus, Botryosphaeria sp.
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2003-07-29
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Barbosa, A. M.
Steluti, R. M.
Dekker, R. F. H.
Cardoso, M. S.
Silva, M. L. C. da
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Elsevier B.V.
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The exopolysaccharide, Botryosphaeran, produced by the ligninolytic, ascomycetcous fungus Botryosphaeria sp., was isolated from the extracellular fluid by precipitation with ethanol, and purified by gel permeation chromatography to yield a carbohydrate-rich fraction (96%) composed mainly of glucose (98%). Infra-red and C-13 NMR spectroscopy showed that all the glucosidic linkages were in the beta-configuration. Data from methylation analysis and Smith degradation indicated that Botryosphaeran was a (1 --> 3)-beta-(D)-glucan with approx 22% side branching at C-6. The products obtained from partial acid hydrolysis demonstrated that the side branches consisted of single (1 --> 6)-beta-linked glucosyl, and (1 --> 6)-beta-linked gentiobiosyl residues.[GRAPHICS](C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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exopolysaccharide, (1 -> 3;1 -> 6)-beta-glucan, Botryosphaeran, Botyrosphaeria sp., ascomyceteous fungus
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Carbohydrate Research. Oxford: Elsevier B.V., v. 338, n. 16, p. 1691-1698, 2003.