Taxonomic group: bacteria / Firmicutes
(Phylum: Firmicutes)
Associated disease: infection due to Streptococcus pneumoniae [ICD11:
XN3PW 
]
NCBI PubMed ID: 15818477Publication DOI: 10.1007/s00253-005-1959-5Journal NLM ID: 8406612Publisher: Springer
Correspondence: b.stone
latrobe.edu.au
Institutions: Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086 Victoria, Australia
Three structural classes of (1→3)-β-D-glucans are encountered in some important soil-dwelling, plant-associated or human pathogenic bacteria. Linear (1→3)-β-glucans and side-chain-branched (1→3,1→2)-β-glucans are major constituents of capsular materials, with roles in bacterial aggregation, virulence and carbohydrate storage. Cyclic (1→3,1→6)-β-glucans are predominantly periplasmic, serving in osmotic adaptation. Curdlan, the linear (1→3)-β-glucan from Agrobacterium, has unique rheological and thermal gelling properties, with applications in the food industry and other sectors. This review includes information on the structure, properties and molecular genetics of the bacterial (1→3)-β-glucans, together with an overview of the physiology and biotechnology of curdlan production and applications of this biopolymer and its derivatives.
Agrobacterium, glucan, Alcaligenes faecalis, bacterial cellulose, Triple Helix
Structure type: polymer chemical repeating unit
Location inside paper: p.170, fig.4
Trivial name: β-1,3/1,2-glucan
Compound class: CPS, EPS, glucan
Contained glycoepitopes: IEDB_1397514,IEDB_140628,IEDB_142488,IEDB_146664,IEDB_153543,IEDB_158555,IEDB_161166,IEDB_2278476,IEDB_2278477,IEDB_558869,IEDB_857743,IEDB_983931,SB_192
Comments, role: review
Related record ID(s): 1076, 1983
NCBI Taxonomy refs (TaxIDs): 1313Reference(s) to other database(s): GTC:G32470ZC, GlycomeDB:
25916
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