Studies on the metabolism of the protozoa. The molecular structure of the reserve polysaccharide from Astasia ocellata.
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ABSTRACT: 1. The flagellate Astasia ocellata synthesizes as reserve carbohydrate a water-insoluble polysaccharide (paramylon) containing chains of beta-(1-->3)-linked d-glucose residues. 2. The average chain length, determined by methylation analysis, is about 43, and the minimum degree of polymerization from periodate oxidation data is 50-55. Most of the molecules are therefore essentially linear.
SUBMITTER: Manners DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1270112 | biostudies-other | 1966 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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