Table 4. Overview of Chemically Synthesized α-Glucans Having the Features of Starch Composition^a.

^a1: Methyl α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-glucopyranoside [α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-α-d-GlcpOMe] or methyl α-d-isomaltoside. 2: Methyl α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranoside [α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-GlcpOMe]or methyl α-panoside. 3: Methyl α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-glucopyranoside [α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-α-d-GlcpOMe] or methyl α-isopanoside. 4: Methyl 4,6-di-O-(α-d-glucopyranosyl)-α-d-glucopyranoside {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→6)]-α-d-GlcpOMe} or methyl α-forkoside·(methyl 6-O-α-glucopyranosyl-α-maltoside). 5: Methy α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-d-glucopyranoside [α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-α-d-GlcpOMe] or methyl α-isomaltotrioside. 6: α-d-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-d-glucopranosyl-(1→4)]-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranose {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→4)]-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp} or methyl 6′-O-α-maltosyl-α-maltotriose. 7: Methyl α-d-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-d-glucopranosyl-(1→4)]-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranoside {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→4)]-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-GlcpOMe} or methyl 6′-O-α-maltosyl-α-maltotrioside. 8: α-d-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-d-glucopranosyl-(1→4)]-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosy-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranose {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→4)]-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp} or methyl 6′′-O-α-maltosyl-α-maltotetraose. 9: α-d-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopranosyl-(1→4)]-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosy-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranose {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→4)]-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp} or 6′′′-O-α-maltotriosyl-α-maltohexaose. 10: α-d-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-[α-d-glucopranosyl-(1→4)]-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosy-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-[α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)]-α-d-glucopyranose {α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→6)-[α-d-Glcp-(1→4)]-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→4)-[α-Glcp-(1→4)-α-Glcp-(1→6)]-α-d-Glcp} or 6,6′′′-bis-O-(α-maltosyl)-maltohexaose. 11: Methyl α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranoside [α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-GlcpOMe] or methyl α-maltotrioside. 12, n = 6: α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranose [α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp] or maltooctaose. 12, n = 14: α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)- α-d-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-α-d-glucopyranose [α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp-(1→4)-α-d-Glcp] or maltohexadecaose.