Structural studies on polysaccharides synthetised from sucrose by soluble enzymes in human dental plaque material.
Soluble enzymes in human dental plaque material were shown to synthetise a polysaccharide material when incubated with sucrose. The polysaccharide mixture was fractionated by gel chromatography and the major fraction (Mw congruent to 95,000) was characterised as a mixture of a alpha-(1 leads to 6)-linked glucan with branches linked alpha-(1 leads to 3) to the main chain and a beta-(2 leads to 6)-linked fructan with branches in the 1-position of the chain residues.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005632:Fructose / Q000032:analysis; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*
D011134:Polysaccharides; D005632:Fructose; D013395:Sucrose; D005947:Glucose