Lichenan - from Cetraria islandica

CAS: 1402-10-4

Ref. 3D-YL11687

Produktinformation

• Name: Lichenan - from Cetraria islandica
• Synonyme: Lichenin1,3:1,4-b-D-Glucan, 1,5-anhydro-L-arabino-hex-1-enitol, Lichenan, Lichenin, Moss starch

Beschreibung

Lichenin, the poly β-D-Glucan of Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss), is found by enzymic degradation to differ in fine structure from the poly β-D-glucans of cereal grains. Thus, the basic structure of lichenin is a tetrameric unit in which two adjacent 1,4 linkages alternate with an isolated 1,3 linkage; occasionally four consecutive monomers are linked by 1,4 bonds. The immunomodulatory activity of isolichenan was tested in in vitro phagocytosis and anti-complementary assays, and proved to be active in both cases.
The image was kindly provided by Prof Mike Guiry from Cork who runs ‘The Seaweed Site’.

• Marke: Biosynth

Chemische Eigenschaften

• Molekulargewicht: 162.14
• Formel: C₆H₁₀O₅
• Reinheit: (Β-Linked Polysaccharide. 1H-Nmr) Min. 85%
• Farbe/Form: White Powder