title: Molecular weight, structure, and shape of oat (1-->3),(1-->4)-beta-D-glucan fractions obtained by enzymatic degradation with lichenase.
abstract: Oat beta-glucan was partially degraded by lichenase for different periods of time. Weight-average molecular weights were obtained from SEC-RI-RALLS-Visc and ranged from 5300 to 257,200. Weight-average intrinsic viscosities ranged from 7 to 160 mL/g. The determined viscosity equation, [eta] = 5.47 x 10(-3) M 0.82, indicated an extended coil conformation. When the coil was modeled as a wormlike chain a persistent length of 2.30 nm was obtained. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy were used to identify the structural units in the partially degraded beta-glucan. The identification of the disaccharide laminaribiose in the hydrolysates may suggest the presence of a new structural feature in cereal beta-glucan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7051, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Roubroeks
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Mastromauro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aman
mesh_terms: D018554:Avena / Q000737:chemistry*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007834:Lasers; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014783:Viscosity; D047071:beta-Glucans
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D047071:beta-Glucans; C067858:beta-glucan, (1-3)(1-4)-; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C028020:licheninase