Laminarin

Laminarin

Names
Other names Laminaran
Identifiers
CAS Number	9008-22-4 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:6364 N
ChemSpider	388438 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.726
EC Number	232-712-4
PubChem CID	439306
InChI InChI=1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(22)10(25)11(26)17(31-4)34-15-9(24)6(3-21)32-18(13(15)28)33-14-8(23)5(2-20)30-16(29)12(14)27/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,14+,15+,16?,17?,18?/m1/s1 Y Key: DBTMGCOVALSLOR-VPNXCSTESA-N Y InChI=1/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(22)10(25)11(26)17(31-4)34-15-9(24)6(3-21)32-18(13(15)28)33-14-8(23)5(2-20)30-16(29)12(14)27/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,14+,15+,16?,17?,18?/m1/s1 Key: DBTMGCOVALSLOR-VPNXCSTEBM
SMILES O([C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H](OC(O)[C@@H]1O)CO)C3O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](OC2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@H]3O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	(C6H10O5)x
Molar mass	Variable
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

The molecule laminarin (also known as laminaran) is a storage glucan (a polysaccharide of glucose) found in brown algae. It is used as a carbohydrate food reserve in the same way that chrysolaminarin is used by phytoplankton, especially in diatoms. It is created by photosynthesis and is made up of β(1→3)-glucan with β(1→6)-branches. It is a linear polysaccharide, with a β(1→3):β(1→6) ratio of 3:1. Its hydrolysis is catalyzed by enzymes such as laminarinase (EC 3.2.1.6) that breaks the β(1→3) bonds.