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http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/MYCO.2009.37.4.286

Composition and Partial Structure Characterization of Tremella Polysaccharides  

Khondkar, Proma (Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Rajshahi University)
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Mycobiology / v.37, no.4, 2009 , pp. 286-294 More about this Journal
Abstract
Heteropolysaccharides isolated from liquid cultures of nine Tremella species contained 0.3 to 1.2% protein, 2.7 to 5% ash, 0.9 to 3.4% acetyl groups, 76.5 to 84.2% carbohydrates and trace amounts of starch. The polysaccharides in aqueous solution were slightly acidic (pH 5.1 to 5.6). They consisted of the following monomeric sugars: fucose, ribose, xylose, arabinose, mannose, galactose, glucose and glucuronic acid. The backbones of the polysaccharide structures consisted of $\alpha$-(1$\rightarrow$3)-links while the side chains were $\beta$-linked.
Keywords
$\beta$-linked polysaccharides; Extra-cellular polysaccharides; Tremella species; Uronic acid;
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