Polymorphism in crystalline (1→3)-α-d-glucan from fungal cell-walls

Chemical Structure of the Water-Insoluble Polysaccharide Isolated from the Fruiting Body of Ganoderma lucidum

“…This is probably because this type of glucan is seldom available though it is present in a number of fungi in crystalline form. 20 The present study shows that almost pure, linear (1 3)-a-n-glucan samples can be obtained from the fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum as described here.…”

Biological study on carboxymethylated (1→3)-α-d-glucans from fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum

“…Supporting results were obtained by the infrared spectroscopy the FT-IR spectra of the polysaccharide preparations from the G. lucidum (Fig. 1B) showed two bands at 822.54-823.05 and 848.39-848.72 cm −1 , which are characteristic for (1 → 3)-␣-d-linkage [31]. The physical properties of (1 → 3)-␣-d-glucans tested were similar ( Table 4).…”

Crystal Structure of (1→3)-α-D-Glucan

“…All the powder patterns of our bacterial glucans were similar to those of fungal (l-*3)-ot-D-glucans (14). The crystal structure of sample A (glucan from S_.…”