THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES
Lichenin, the poly-β-D-glucan of Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss), is found by enzymic degradation to differ in fine structure from the poly-β-D-glucans of cereal grains. Enzymolysis has been carried out with a cellulase and a laminarinase preparation, the former yielding mainly O-β-D-glucopyranosy...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/v62-009 2024-06-23T07:54:02+00:00 THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES Perlin, A. S. Suzuki, S. 1962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/v62-009 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/v62-009 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Chemistry volume 40, issue 1, page 50-56 ISSN 0008-4042 1480-3291 journal-article 1962 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/v62-009 2024-05-30T08:13:48Z Lichenin, the poly-β-D-glucan of Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss), is found by enzymic degradation to differ in fine structure from the poly-β-D-glucans of cereal grains. Enzymolysis has been carried out with a cellulase and a laminarinase preparation, the former yielding mainly O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-α-D-glucose, and the latter mainly O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-D-glucose. Di-and tetra-saccharides are produced in small proportions. Steric aspects of these enzymic degradations are discussed. The basis constitution of lichenin is represented by a tetrameric unit in which two adjacent (1 → 4) linkages alternate with an isolated (1 → 3) linkage; occasionally four consecutive monomers are linked by (1 → 4) bonds. The glucans of cereal origin differ mainly in possessing a higher proportion of the latter structural sequence. Despite their close chemical similarity to cellulose, all of these glucans are soluble, a property that appears to be related to the even distribution of β-(1 → 3) bonds along the chains, with a resulting disruption of linear orientation effects. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Chemistry 40 1 50 56 |
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Lichenin, the poly-β-D-glucan of Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss), is found by enzymic degradation to differ in fine structure from the poly-β-D-glucans of cereal grains. Enzymolysis has been carried out with a cellulase and a laminarinase preparation, the former yielding mainly O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-α-D-glucose, and the latter mainly O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-α-D-glucose. Di-and tetra-saccharides are produced in small proportions. Steric aspects of these enzymic degradations are discussed. The basis constitution of lichenin is represented by a tetrameric unit in which two adjacent (1 → 4) linkages alternate with an isolated (1 → 3) linkage; occasionally four consecutive monomers are linked by (1 → 4) bonds. The glucans of cereal origin differ mainly in possessing a higher proportion of the latter structural sequence. Despite their close chemical similarity to cellulose, all of these glucans are soluble, a property that appears to be related to the even distribution of β-(1 → 3) bonds along the chains, with a resulting disruption of linear orientation effects. |
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THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES |
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THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES |
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THE STRUCTURE OF LICHENIN: SELECTIVE ENZYMOLYSIS STUDIES |
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structure of lichenin: selective enzymolysis studies |
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