Dextrans

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003115",
  "term": "Dextrans",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Branched polysaccharides of D-glucose produced by bacteria such as Leuconostoc mesenteroides from sucrose, in which the glucose units are joined mainly by alpha-1,6 glycosidic bonds, with branches through alpha-1,2, alpha-1,3, or alpha-1,4 linkages. Dextran fractions are used as plasma volume expanders and, cross-linked, as Sephadex gel filtration media.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "glycosides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1331 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dextrans/"
}