Glucan

Types

Alpha

• dextran, α-1,6-glucan with α-1,3-branches
• floridean starch, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
• glycogen, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
• pullulan, α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucan
• starch, a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, both α-1,4- and α-1,6-glucans

  Beta

• cellulose, β-1,4-glucan
• chrysolaminarin, β-1,3-glucan
• curdlan, β-1,3-glucan
• laminarin, β-1,3- and β-1,6-glucan
• lentinan, a strictly purified β-1,6:β-1,3-glucan from Lentinus edodes
• lichenin, β-1,3- and β-1,4-glucan
• oat beta-glucan, β-1,3- and β-1,4-glucan
• pleuran, β-1,3- and β-1,6-glucan isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus
• zymosan, β-1,3-glucan

  Properties

Structure