Chrysolaminarin

Chrysolaminarin
Names
Other names
Chrysolaminaran; Leucosin
Identifiers
ChemSpider
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Properties
variable
Molar mass variable
Melting point 273 °C (523 °F; 546 K)[1]
Soluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chrysolaminarin is a linear polymer of β(1→3) and β(1→6) linked glucose units in a ratio of 11:1.[1][2] It used to be known as leucosin.

  1. ^ a b Beattie; Hirst, EL; Percival, E; et al. (1961). "Studies on the metabolism of the Chrysophyceae. Comparative structural investigations on leucosin (chrysolaminarin) separated from diatoms and laminarin from the brown algae". Biochem. J. 79 (3): 531–537. doi:10.1042/bj0790531. PMC 1205682. PMID 13688276.
  2. ^ Basic definition of chrysolaminarin Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Susquehanna University