A hypoglycemic principle of Aconitum carmichaeli roots, aconitan A, a glycan having a molecular weight of ~8700, is shown by physico-chemical and chemical examinations to be composed of α-(l→6)-linked D-glucopyranose residues with three branching points at O-3.

structure, glucan, Aconitum carmichaeli, aconitan A

• Compound ID: 28442
  

  {{{-a-D-Glcp-(1-6)-}}}a-D-Glcp-(1-3)-+ | -6)-{{{-a-D-Glcp-(1-6)-}}}a-D-Glcp-(1-

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  Structure type: structural motif or average structure ; n=3, 8700
  Trivial name: aconitan A
  Compound class: O-polysaccharide, glucan
  Reference(s) to other database(s): GTC:G67374NB
  
   
  
  Aconitum carmichaeli
  CSDB ID 46026 (all data & tools)