Immediately thereafter analyses of the enzyme- substrate mixture were made for one or more of the components of the reaction (free reducing sugar, dextran, sucrose).

Is dextran A sugar?

Dextran is a polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers linked mainly by α(1–6) bonds, produced by numerous microorganisms. It is well known that dextran in cane detrimentally affects processing in the sugar industry.

What type of sugar is dextran?

Dextrans are glucose polymers with molecular weights ranging between 1,000–40,000,000 daltons (Da). They are produced by lactic acid bacteria from solutions that contain saccharide, but also by the dental plaque-forming species, Streptococcus mutans.