title: Characterization of a reserve glucan from Megasphaera elsdenii.
abstract: A reserve glucan of Megasphaera elsdenii was studied by methylation analysis before and after treatment with isoamylase. The results of this study indicate that the glucan is of the amylopectin-glycogen type.
mesh_terms: D000687:Amylopectin / Q000032:analysis; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis; D007517:Isoamylase / Q000378:metabolism; D008745:Methylation; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000032:analysis; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D045854:Veillonellaceae / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D008757:Methylglucosides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D006003:Glycogen; D000687:Amylopectin; D007517:Isoamylase