title: Nature of the fructan of Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176.
abstract: The fructan of Streptococcus mutans OMZ 176 was shown to have a levan structure by comparing the chromatographic mobilities of the saccharides produced by partial acid hydrolysis of ghe fructan and known levan and inulin. This was confirmed by using concanavalin A as a lectin in a double-diffusion gel technique.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005630:Fructans / Q000032:analysis*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005630:Fructans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial