title: A glucan from the cell wall of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis.
abstract: A polysaccharide was isolated from the cell wall of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis. Hydrolysis of the polysaccharide only yielded glucose. Curie-point pyrolysis mass spectrometry of the polysaccharide resulted in a spectrum very similar to that of beta-1,2-glucan. Probably the glucan originates from the fibrillar inner layer of the cell wall.
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000032:analysis*; D005936:Glucans / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans