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LEVAN Basic information

Product Name:
LEVAN
Synonyms:
  • LEVAN
  • levan from erwinia herbicola
  • Levan from Zymomonas mobilis
  • FRUCTAN
  • fromzymomonasmobilis
  • (2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-3,4-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolane-2,3,4-triol
  • LEVAN,FROM SERRATIA LEVANICUM
  • Gum levan
CAS:
9013-95-0
MF:
C18H32O16
MW:
504.43708
EINECS:
1308068-626-2
Product Categories:
  • Carbohydrates A to
  • Carbohydrates H-LBiochemicals and Reagents
  • Biochemicals and Reagents
  • Carbohydrates
  • Polysaccharide
Mol File:
9013-95-0.mol
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LEVAN Chemical Properties

storage temp. 
2-8°C
solubility 
H2O: 10 mg/mL, hazy, faintly yellow
optical activity
-45
CAS DataBase Reference
9013-95-0
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Safety Information

WGK Germany 
3
3

MSDS

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LEVAN Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Levan - from Serratia Levanicum is an agent for prevention or remediation of dementia and compound containing same.

Uses

Levan from Erwinia herbicola has been used as a:

  • standard for the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis of levan produced by Bacillus licheniformis NS032 in sugar beet molasses-based medium
  • polysaccharide substrate to test the ability of Prevotella copri isolates to grow when polysaccharides were provided as the sole carbon source in vitro
  • substrate in levanase activity assay

Uses

Levan is a fructose derivative, it is moisturizing and anti-inflammatory, it is also used to help improve skin barrier function.

General Description

Levan is a polysaccharide produced by some microorganisms and plants. It is a non-typical biopolymer composed of fructose units linked by β-(2→6). Levan is an exopolysaccharide (synthesized outside the cell).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Levan has various industrial applications like cosmetics, medicine, or nanotechnology. It might exhibit anti-hyperglycemic effect and anti-tumor action, prevent diabetes-induced oxidative stress and increase catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the heart. Levan is also recognized for its immunomodulating and prebiotic actions.

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