Phleins, Levans and Fructans

2 Phleins, Levans and Fructans. The strictly p-(2- 6)-linked polymer of fructofuranoside units attached to sucrose is termed phlein. There appear to be no experimental investigations of its structure, although some theoretical work with the primitive AMI basis set suggested a helix for the p-(2- 6)-linked fructofuranose heptamer.  

9 Polysaccharides from One Sugar but vdth more than One Linkage in the Main Chain 

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