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Extracellular polysaccharides
With regard to extracellular polysaccharides which of the following are true and which are false?
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a
sucrose is broken down into glucose and fructose prior to glucan and fructan formation
b
glucan, which contains a mixture of 1,3 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds, is less water-soluble than fructan
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ructan is synthesised by
Actinomyces viscosus
d
sucrose is more cariogenic than maltose
e
glucosyltransferase has been shown to be present in the tooth pellicle
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