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2. Beta-glucan - Wikipedia

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   Cellulose is an example of a (1→4)-β- D -glucan composed of glucose units. Beta-glucans, β-glucans comprise a group of β- D -glucose polysaccharides ( glucans) naturally occurring in the cell walls of cereals, bacteria, and fungi, with significantly differing physicochemical properties dependent on source. Typically, β-glucans form a ...

3. Glucan - Wikipedia

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   Glucan. A glucan is a polysaccharide derived from D- glucose, [1] linked by glycosidic bonds. Glucans are noted in two forms: alpha glucans and beta glucans. Many beta-glucans are medically important. They represent a drug target for antifungal medications of the echinocandin class.

4. 1,3-Beta-glucan synthase - Wikipedia

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   1,3-Beta-glucan synthase. 1,3-Beta-glucan synthase is a glucosyltransferase enzyme involved in the generation of beta-glucan in fungi. It serves as a pharmacological target for antifungal drugs such as caspofungin, anidulafungin, and micafungin, deemed 1,3-Beta-glucan synthase inhibitors. Under the CAZy classification system, fungi and plant ...

5. Glucanase - Wikipedia

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   Glucanase. Glucanases are enzymes that break down large polysaccharides via hydrolysis. The product of the hydrolysis reaction is called a glucan, a linear polysaccharide made of up to 1200 glucose monomers, held together with glycosidic bonds. [1] Glucans are abundant in the endosperm cell walls of cereals such as barley, rye, sorghum, rice ...

6. Schizophyllan - Wikipedia

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   Schizophyllan is a β-1,3 beta-glucan with β-1,6 branching. Schizophyllan is also known as sizofiran . Schizophyllan has a molecular weight of 450,000 Da, and a specific rotation in water of +18-24°. A chemically analogous polysaccharide, scleroglucan, is formed by the fungus Athelia rolfsii. Both polysaccharides share the chemical structure ...

7. Curdlan - Wikipedia

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   Curdlan is a water-insoluble linear beta-1,3- glucan, a high-molecular-weight polymer of glucose. Curdlan consists of β- (1,3)-linked glucose residues and forms elastic gels upon heating in aqueous suspension. It was reported to be produced by Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes. [1] Subsequently, the taxonomy of this non-pathogenic curdlan ...