title: The structure and conformation of a water-insoluble (1-->3)-,(1-->6)-beta-d-glucan from the fruiting bodies of Pleurotus florida.
abstract: A water-insoluble glucan, PFPSIN, has been isolated from the aqueous extract of an edible mushroom Pleurotus florida. On the basis of total acid hydrolysis, methylation analysis, periodate oxidation, Smith degradation, and (13)C NMR experiments, the repeating unit of the polysaccharide was established as Conformational analysis revealed the triple helical conformation of this glucan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore-721 102, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rout
authors.forename: Soumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Syed S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Islam
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003224:Congo Red / Q000737:chemistry; D048690:Fruiting Bodies, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006868:Hydrolysis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008745:Methylation; D010504:Periodic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D020076:Pleurotus / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; C033671:epiglucan; D010504:Periodic Acid; D003224:Congo Red; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; C009288:metaperiodate