Sephadex structural components.
The drawing shows the structure of dextran B512, a homopolysaccharide
consisting of d-glucopyranose mainly linked via α-1,6 linkages (95%) and, to
a lesser extent, via α-1,3 linkages
(5%) at the branch points. Sephadex is prepared by cross-linking
dextran B512 with epichlorohydrin. Isomaltose, isomaltotriose and
isomaltotetraose are oligosaccharides consisting of two, three and
four residues of d-glucopyranose linked via α-1,6 linkages, respectively.