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Lichenin
Names
Other names
Lichenan; Moss starch
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 1402-10-4 checkY
ChEBI
  • CHEBI:6452 ☒N
ChemSpider
  • none
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.323 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 439241 monomer
UNII
  • M7F3LRN53I checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID40930736 Edit this at Wikidata
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

Lichenin, also known as lichenan or moss starch, is a complex glucan occurring in certain species of lichens. It can be extracted from Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss).[1] It has been studied since about 1957.[2]

  1. ^ Perlin, A. S.; Suzuki, S. (1962). "The Structure of Lichenin: Selective Enzymolysis Studies". Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 40 (1). Canada: National Research Council of Canada: 50–56. doi:10.1139/v62-009.
  2. ^ Cunningham, WL; Manners, DJ (March 1964). "Studies on carbohydrate-metabolizing enzymes. 11. The hydrolysis of lichenin by enzyme preparations from malted barley and Rhizopus arrhizus". The Biochemical Journal. 90 (3). England: Portland Press on behalf of the Biochemical Society: 596–602. doi:10.1042/bj0900596. ISSN 0264-6021. PMC 1202740. PMID 5833367.

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