Conformational and rheological transitions of welan, rhamsan and acylated gellan

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 30, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 165-175

  Morris, E R ^a   Gothard, M G E ^a,b   Hember, M W N ^a   Manning, C E ^a,c   Robinson, G ^a,d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONFORMATIONS; CROSSLINKING; DISSOCIATION; ELASTICITY; GELS; MELTING; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DEACYLATED POLYMER; GLYCERYL GROUPS; THERMAL HYSTERESIS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0030157459     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00059-8     Document Type: Article

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