TY - JOUR
T1 - Polysaccharide-polynucleotide complexes (III)
T2 - A novel interaction between the β-1,3-glucan family and the single-stranded RNA poly(C)
AU - Kimura, Taro
AU - Koumoto, Kazuya
AU - Sakurai, Kazuo
AU - Shinkai, Seiji
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - We measured circular dichroism spectra to examine the complex-formation capability of various kinds of polysaccharides with poly(C). The results show that schizophyllan and lentinan can interact with poly(C), on the other hand, amylose, pullulan, dextran, and curdlan cannot. This difference clearly indicates that the water soluble β-1,3-glucan can bind with polynucleotides. The molecular weight dependence of the complex formation has established that at least 30 glucose sequence length is necessary to incorporate the most bases into the complex.
AB - We measured circular dichroism spectra to examine the complex-formation capability of various kinds of polysaccharides with poly(C). The results show that schizophyllan and lentinan can interact with poly(C), on the other hand, amylose, pullulan, dextran, and curdlan cannot. This difference clearly indicates that the water soluble β-1,3-glucan can bind with polynucleotides. The molecular weight dependence of the complex formation has established that at least 30 glucose sequence length is necessary to incorporate the most bases into the complex.
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U2 - 10.1246/cl.2000.1242
DO - 10.1246/cl.2000.1242
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034344659
SN - 0366-7022
SP - 1242
EP - 1243
JO - Chemistry Letters
JF - Chemistry Letters
IS - 11
ER -