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D8821

Dextran from Leuconostoc mesenteroides

average mol wt 60,000-76,000

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Linear Formula:
(C6H10O5)n
CAS Number:
9004-54-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
EC Number:
232-677-5
MDL number:
MFCD00130935

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SMILES string

O1C(C(C(C(C1CO)O)O)O)OCC2OC(C(C(C2O)O)O)OCC(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)C=O

InChI key

FZWBNHMXJMCXLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-5(21)9(23)10(24)6(22)3-31-17-16(30)14(28)12(26)8(34-17)4-32-18-15(29)13(27)11(25)7(2-20)33-18/h1,5-18,20-30H,2-4H2

biological source

bacterial (Leuconostoc mesenteroides)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D 190 to 201 °, c = 2% (w/v) in water

mol wt

average mol wt 60,000-76,000

color

white to off-white

mp

483  °C ((901 °F ))

solubility

water: 100 mg/mL at 25 °C, colorless to faintly yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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General description

Dextran is an extracellular bacterial polymer of D-glucopyranose. It consists of α-(1→6) linkage in the main chain with a variable amount of α-(1→2), α-(1→3), α-(1→4) branched linkages. Dextran from L. mesenteroides B512F comprises 95% of α- (1→6) linkages and 5% of α-(1→3) branch linkages. Insoluble dextran from L. mesenteroides 1299 contains 63% α-(1→6), 27% of α-(1→2) and 8% of α-(1→3) linkages.

Application

Dextran from Leuconostoc mesenteroides has been used:
  • in resuspension of pellets and in Hanks′ balanced salt solution (HBSS) for the isolation of vascular nuclei from frozen post-mortem brain tissue
  • to prepare dextran solution in phosphate buffer saline and to maintain corneal hydration and restore corneal thickness to physiological levels of human eyes
  • as a polymer solution in the in situ aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) formation with lysozyme PEGylation reaction

Use of dextrans as long and hydrophilic spacer arms improves the performance of immobilized proteins acting on macromolecules.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dextran is commercially available as a drug, especially as a blood plasma volume expander. This bacterial polysaccharide has several applications, such as adjuvant, emulsifier, carrier, and stabilizer in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Dextran is used in the thickening of jam and ice cream in the food industry. It prevents sugar crystallization and retains moisture. This helps in preserving the flavor and appearance of several food items.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Dextrans for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

D8821-BULK: + D8821-50G: + D8821-VAR: + D8821-100G: + D8821-10G: + D8821-500G:

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Zhiyang Li et al.
Journal of biomedical nanotechnology, 9(11), 1945-1949 (2013-09-26)
For reducing the steric hindrance and nonspecific binding of the target DNA, the dextran was used as molecular arms to be immobilized on the surface of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs). Magnetic separation was used in preparation of dextran-MNPs (DMNPs). Aspartic acid
Yang Yang et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1840(1), 288-293 (2013-10-01)
Abnormal adhesion of red blood cells (RBCs) to vascular endothelium is often associated with reduced levels of sialic acids on RBC membranes and with elevated levels of pro-adhesive plasma proteins. However, the synergistic effects of these two factors on the
Elizabeth M Bradshaw et al.
Nature neuroscience, 16(7), 848-850 (2013-05-28)
In our functional dissection of the CD33 Alzheimer's disease susceptibility locus, we found that the rs3865444(C) risk allele was associated with greater cell surface expression of CD33 in the monocytes (t50 = 10.06, P(joint) = 1.3 × 10(-13)) of young
Hideto Katsuta et al.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 54(6), 4102-4108 (2013-05-23)
To elucidate the role of signals mediated by EphB4 receptor tyrosine kinase and its transmembrane ephrinB2 ligand in corneal lymphatic capillaries. To detect expression of ephrinB2 and EphB4 in mouse corneas, immunohistochemistry of flat-mount corneas from 6- to 10-week-old wild-type
Marisa A Gallicchio et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1833(12), 2922-2932 (2013-06-12)
Chronic hyperglycaemia during diabetes leads to non-enzymatic glycation of proteins to form advanced glycation end products (AGEs) that contribute to nephropathy. We describe AGE uptake in LLC-PK1 and HK2 proximal tubule cell lines by macropinocytosis, a non-specific, endocytic mechanism. AGE-BSA
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