Evidence of multiple branching in the levan elaborated by Streptococcus salivarius strain 51.
Enzymic degradation of the levan elaborated by Streptococcus salivarius strain 51 followed by linkage analysis revealed that the levan possesses multiply-branched chains (B-chains). Large segments of the levan are arborescent.
D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D005630:Fructans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology*
D005630:Fructans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial