Cell wall polysaccharides from Gelidium species: Physico-chemical studies using MRI techniques

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-322

  Murano, Erminio ^a,b   Jellúš, Vladimír ^c   Piras, Alessandro ^d   Toffanin, Renato ^a  

^a POLY bios   (Italy)

^b Area Science Park   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT SCIENCE   (Slovakia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agar; GeIidium crinale; Gel strength; Gelidium floridanum; Gelidium pusillum; Gelidium serrulatum; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM); Magnetisation transfer; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL; CELL WALL; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEL; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; RELAXATION TIME;

GELIDIUM; GELIDIUM CRINALE; GELIDIUM FLORIDANUM; GELIDIUM PUSILLUM; GELIDIUM SERRULATUM;

EID: 0032425340     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008068732661     Document Type: Article

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