CHEBI:6452 - lichenin

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ChEBI Name lichenin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6452
Definition A glucan that is a major polysaccharide component of Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss). It is composed of β-D-glucopyranose units linked in a linear manner by (1→4) and (1→3) glycosidic bonds.
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Biological Role(s): lichen metabolite
Any metabolite that is produced during a metabolite reaction in lichens (composite organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner co-existing in a symbiotic relationship).
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Outgoing lichenin (CHEBI:6452) has role lichen metabolite (CHEBI:78361)
lichenin (CHEBI:6452) is a glucan (CHEBI:37163)
Synonyms Sources
Lichenan KEGG COMPOUND
Moss starch ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00478 KEGG COMPOUND
Lichenin Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1402-10-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
15551971 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
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Last Modified
17 March 2015