beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan

Names

[ Name ]:
beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan

[Synonym ]:
β-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-(4ξ)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-(4ξ)-α-D-xylo-hexopyranose
Kelp extract
MFCD00466918
EINECS 258-443-2
α-D-xylo-Hexopyranose, O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-O(4ξ)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-, (4ξ)-
beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan

Biological Activity

[Description]:

D-Glucan is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.8±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
865.2±65.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆

[ Molecular Weight ]:
504.437

[ Flash Point ]:
477.0±34.3 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
504.169037

[ PSA ]:
268.68000

[ LogP ]:
-3.25

[ Appearance of Characters ]:
powder

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.6 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.673

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8°C

[ Water Solubility ]:
H2O: 20 mg/mL, clear, faintly yellow

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3464 6.1 / PGIII

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ RTECS ]:
LZ3985000

Articles

Lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan-binding protein (LGBP) bind to seaweed polysaccharides and activate the prophenoloxidase system in white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei.

Dev. Comp. Immunol. 55 , 144-51, (2015)

Lipopolysaccharide and β-1,3-glucan-binding protein (LGBP), important pattern recognition proteins (PRPs), recognize lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and β-1,3-glucan (βG), known as pathogen-associated molecu...

The glucan components of the cell wall of baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) considered in relation to its ultrastructure.

Biochem. J. 114 , 557, (1969)

1. Commercial pressed baker's yeast, and cell walls prepared from it, were extracted in various ways and the products examined by a number of techniques, including infrared spectroscopy and electron m...

Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 inhibits adhesion of Candida albicans by interacting with yeast cell-wall carbohydrates.

PLoS ONE 6(3) , e17755, (2011)

Candida albicans is the major fungal pathogen of humans. Fungal adhesion to host cells is the first step of mucosal infiltration. Antimicrobial peptides play important roles in the initial mucosal def...