Size and shape of inulin in dimethyl sulphoxide solution

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-234

  Azis, B H ^a   Chin, B ^a   Deacon, M P ^a   Harding, S E ^a   Pavlov, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Fructan; Inulin; Sedimentation coefficient

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SEDIMENTATION; SOLUBILITY;

FRUCTAN; INULIN;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0033100108     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(98)00096-4     Document Type: Article

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