Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Curdlan
Identifiers
CAS number [54724-00-4]
Properties
Molecular formula (C6H10O5)n
Appearance odourless white powder
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Curdlan (or Beta-1,3-glucan) is a high molecular weight polymer of glucose. CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for Chemical compounds Polymers biological sequences mixtures and Alloys They are also referred to A chemical formula is a way of expressing information about the Atoms that constitute a particular Chemical compound, and how the relationship between those atoms changes Carbon (kɑɹbən is a Chemical element with the symbol C and its Atomic number is 6 Hydrogen (ˈhaɪdrədʒən is the Chemical element with Atomic number 1 Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the In Chemistry, the standard state of a material is its state at 1 bar (100 Kilopascals exactly A glucan molecule is a Polysaccharide of D- Glucose monomers linked by glycosidic bonds. Glucose (Glc a Monosaccharide (or simple Sugar) also known as grape sugar, is an important Carbohydrate in Biology. Curdlan consists of β-(1,3)-linked glucose residues and forms elastic gels upon heating in aqueous suspension. A gel (from the lat gelu &mdashfreezing cold ice or gelatus &mdashfrozen immobile is an apparently solid jelly-like material formed from a In Chemistry, A suspension is a Heterogenous fluid containing Solid particles that are sufficiently large for Sedimentation.

It is produced by Agrobacterium biobar, a non pathogenic bacteria. Agrobacterium is a Genus of Gram-negative Bacteria that uses Horizontal gene transfer to cause Tumors in plants The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have

References


Dictionary

curdlan

-noun

  1. (biochemistry) A glucan produced by a certain bacterium
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic