Determination of molecular weight of agars and effect of the molecular weight on the glass transition

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 473-478

  Mitsuiki, Masata ^a   Mizuno, Akinori ^a   Motoki, Masao ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agaropectin; Agarose; Glass transition; Laser light scattering; Molecular weight; Size exclusion chromatography

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AGAROPECTIN; AGAROSE; GLASS; GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

AGAR; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0033045822     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980713p     Document Type: Article

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