... polysaccharides, in particular pectin. Two types of arabinogalactan side chains are present in pectin. Type Iconsists of a chain of b -1, 4 linkedD-galactopyranoselinkages, while type II contains a backbone ... Biochem. 269, 49 85 49 93 (2002) Ó FEBS 2002 doi :10 .10 46 /j . 14 32 -10 33.2002.0 319 9.x 10 6sporesÆmL )1 , and incubated at 30 °Cinanorbitalshaker at 250 r.p.m. For the growth of strains withauxotrophic ... andMALDI-TOF MS after incubation of 1 mgÆmL )1 of potato, onion and soy arabinogalactan with 1. 33 lgÆmL )1 GALA at 30 °C, pH 4. 5 (McIlvain buffer) for 15 min,30 min, 2 h and 20 h, respectively. The incubation...