title: Nature's dendrimer: characterizing amylopectin as a multivalent host.
abstract: Hang on to those branches! Amylopectin, the major polysaccharide of starch, is a predominantly α(1,4)-linked glucan whose properties are defined by its size and the number, distribution, and length of its α(1,6)-linked branches. The amphiphilic probe HPTS-C16 H33 binds to terminal helical branches longer than 12 glucose units (green), which allows for a detailed quantitative characterization of polysaccharide branching by (1) H NMR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Carlsberg Laboratory, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, 1799 Copenhagen V (Denmark). Sophie.Beeren@carlsberglab.dk.
authors.forename: Sophie R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Beeren
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hindsgaul
mesh_terms: D000687:Amylopectin / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D050091:Dendrimers; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D050091:Dendrimers; D011134:Polysaccharides; D000687:Amylopectin
keywords: carbohydrates; hydrophobic effect; polysaccharides; starches; supramolecular chemistry