laminarin

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf polysaccharide
gptkbp:CASNumber 9008-22-4
gptkbp:category dietary fiber
glucan
gptkbp:chemicalFormula (C6H10O5)n
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Schmidt
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1885
gptkbp:foundIn brown algae
gptkbp:hasBiologicalActivity energy storage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label laminarin
gptkbp:linkageType β(1→3) glycosidic bonds
gptkbp:mainMonomer glucose
gptkbp:molecularWeight variable (depends on degree of polymerization)
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Laminaria_digitata
gptkb:Saccharina_japonica
gptkbp:sideChains β(1→6) glycosidic bonds
gptkbp:solubility water-soluble
gptkbp:usedAs storage glucan
gptkbp:usedIn biomedical research
food industry
immunology studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laminaria
gptkb:Phaeophyceae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5