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. 1973 Sep;135(1):31–36. doi: 10.1042/bj1350031

The structure of a β-(1→6)-d-glucan from yeast cell walls

David J Manners 1,2, Alan J Masson 1,2, James C Patterson 1,2, Håkan Björndal 1,2, Bengt Lindberg 1,2
PMCID: PMC1165785  PMID: 4590991

Abstract

By selective enzymolysis, or chemical fractionation, a minor polysaccharide component has been isolated from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) glucan. This minor component has a degree of polymerization of about 130–140, a highly branched structure, and a high proportion of β-(1→6)-glucosidic linkages. The molecules also contain a smaller proportion of β-(1→3)-glucosidic linkages that serve mainly as interchain linkages, but some may also be inter-residue linkages.

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