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Analysis of alkali-soluble glucan produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae wild-type and mutants.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Mar 2002
Ha C H, Lim K H, Kim Y T, Lim S T, Kim C W, Chang H I
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The alkali-soluble glucan of the yeast cell wall contains beta-(1,3)- and (1,6)-D-linkages and systemically enhances the immune system. To isolate Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants producing glucan with a high degree of beta-(1,6)-D-glycosidic bonds, a wild-type strain was mutagenized with ultraviolet light. The mutants were then selected by treatment with 1.0 mg laminarinase, endo-beta-(1,3)-D-glucanase/ml. The...
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