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levan polysaccharide
Sign in to saveAlso known as levan, (2,6-beta-D-Fructosyl)n, (2→6)-β-D-fructan, (2->6)-beta-D-fructan
polymer of fructose forming a non-structural carbohydrate
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H32O16
- Molecular weight
- 504.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3S,4S,5R)-5-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-5-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,3,4-triol
- SMILES
- C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@](O1)(CO)OC[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@](O2)(CO)OC[C@@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]([C@](O3)(CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- ZFTFOHBYVDOAMH-XNOIKFDKSA-N
- XLogP
- -6
- Polar surface area
- 269 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 11
- H-bond acceptors
- 16
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
9,655 papers- Hydrogels of levan polysaccharide: A systematic review.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2025
- Recent Developments and Applications of Microbial Levan, A Versatile Polysaccharide-Based Biopolymer.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Review of Levan polysaccharide: From a century of past experiences to future prospects.Biotechnology advances · 2016
- Effect of levan polysaccharide on chronological aging in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2024
- Microbial levan.Advances in applied microbiology · 1990
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