title: Evidence of multiple branching in the levan elaborated by Streptococcus salivarius strain 51.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D005630:Fructans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D005630:Fructans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial