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'''Laminarin''' (also known as laminaran) is a storage [[polysaccharide]] of |
'''Laminarin''' (also known as laminaran) is a storage [[glucan]] (a [[polysaccharide]] of [[glucose]]) of [[brown algae]]. It is created by [[photosynthesis]] and is made up of β(1→3)-glucan with β(1→6)-linkages. It is a linear polysaccharide, with a β(1→3):β(1→6) ratio of 3:1.<ref>{{cite journal | coauthors = NISIZAWA K, YAMAGUCHI T, HANDA N, MAEDA M, YAMAZAKI H | year = 1963 | month = November | title = CHEMICAL NATURE OF A URONIC ACID-CONTAINING POLYSACCHARIDE IN THE PERITROPHIC MEMBRANE OF THE SILKWORM | journal = Journal of biochemistry | volume = 54 | pages = 419-426 | publisher = Published by Oxford University Press for Japanese Biochemical Society | location = Japan | issn = 0021-924X | pmid = 14089735 }}</ref> |
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Laminarin (also known as laminaran) is a storage glucan (a polysaccharide of glucose) of brown algae. It is created by photosynthesis and is made up of β(1→3)-glucan with β(1→6)-linkages. It is a linear polysaccharide, with a β(1→3):β(1→6) ratio of 3:1.[1]
References
- ^ "CHEMICAL NATURE OF A URONIC ACID-CONTAINING POLYSACCHARIDE IN THE PERITROPHIC MEMBRANE OF THE SILKWORM". Journal of biochemistry. 54. Japan: Published by Oxford University Press for Japanese Biochemical Society: 419–426. 1963. ISSN 0021-924X. PMID 14089735.
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