Glucan triacetate (1→3-α-glucan triacetate)

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  Glucan triacetate (1→3-α-glucan triacetate)

Linkage : alpha 1-3     

Space Group : monoclinic P21

Unit Cell Dimensions (a, b, c in Å and α, β, γ in °)

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a (Å) = 30.17 - b (Å) = 17.42 - c (Å) = 12.11

Helix Type : left-handed, three-fold helix. Six molecular chains pass through the unit cell with alternating polarity and with three independent chains comprising the asymmetric unit. The chain axes are located in a hexagonal packing arrangement.

Method(s) Used For Structure Determination : X-ray diffraction and stereochemical model refinement

Link to the Abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1515405

Reference :

Molecular and crystal structure of (1 → 3)-?-d-glucan triacetate
Toshifumi Yui and Anatole Sarko , International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 1992, 14(2), 87-96

 

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Unit          glucan-triacetate_expanded