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alternan

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Description

alternan: structure in first source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID102416773
MeSH IDM0405019

Synonyms (2)

Synonym
alternan
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Research Excerpts

Overview

Alternan is an ultrahigh molar mass polysaccharide. It has a backbone structure of alternating alpha-(1 --> 6) and alpha-( 1 --> 3) linkages.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Alternan is a unique glucan with a backbone structure of alternating alpha-(1 --> 6) and alpha-(1 --> 3) linkages. "( Modification of alternan by dextranase.
Côté, GL; Leathers, TD; Nunnally, MS, 2009
)
2.14
"Alternan is an ultrahigh molar mass polysaccharide composed of alternating α-(1→3) and α-(1→6) repeat units and that also possesses long-chain branching. "( Hydrodynamic versus size exclusion chromatography characterization of alternan and comparison to off-line MALS.
Brewer, AK; Côté, GL; Isenberg, SL; Striegel, AM, 2010
)
2.04
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (96)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199066 (68.75)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's11 (11.46)29.6817
2010's15 (15.63)24.3611
2020's4 (4.17)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 36.60

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index36.60 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.61 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.46 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index53.49 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (36.60)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (1.02%)5.53%
Reviews2 (2.04%)6.00%
Case Studies4 (4.08%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other91 (92.86%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]