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THE recent isolation1 of O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2) β-D-fructofuranoside (1) from a complex mixture of oligosaccharides produced by the action of a cell-free extract of Aspergillus niger ‘152’ on a sucrose–maltose mixture prompted us to examine its role in dextran synthesis, since the first step in the synthesis of dextran could be:
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BAILEY, R., BARKER, S., BOURNE, E. et al. Significance of Oligosaccharide Intermediates in Dextran Synthesis. Nature 179, 310 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/179310a0
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