Unexpected branching in pectin observed by atomic force microscopy

Carbohydrate Research

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-253

  Round, Andrew N ^a   MacDougall, Alistair J ^a   Ring, Stephen G ^a   Morris, Victor J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force; Microscopy; Pectin; Polysaccharide; Structure

Indexed keywords

PECTIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO;

EID: 0030813742     PISSN: 00086215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6215(97)00175-4     Document Type: Article

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