Fractionation of glucans synthesized by Streptococcus mutans in vitro.
1979
K Trautner, and
B Felgenhauer
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D011135
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Polysaccharides found in bacteria and in capsules thereof.
Bacterial Polysaccharides
D005591
Chemical Fractionation
Separation of a mixture in successive stages, each stage removing from the mixture some proportion of one of the substances, for example by differential solubility in water-solvent mixtures. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Fractionation, Chemical,Chemical Fractionations,Fractionations, Chemical
D005936
Glucans
Polysaccharides composed of repeating glucose units. They can consist of branched or unbranched chains in any linkages.
A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.
Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucose from a nucleoside diphosphate glucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. EC 2.4.1.-.
Glucosyltransferase
D013295
Streptococcus mutans
A polysaccharide-producing species of STREPTOCOCCUS isolated from human dental plaque.