Biochemistry 4th Edition by Christopher Mathews,Kensal van Holde, Dean Appling, Spencer Anthony Cahill

Exercise 7

Dextrans are polysaccharides produced by certain species of bacteria. They are glucans, with primarily (1 6) linkages and with frequent (l 3) branching. Draw a Haworth projection of a portion of a dextran, including one (1 3) branch point.