Side-chain dynamics in poly(α-glutamate) and poly(γ-glutamate) aqueous solutions: A high-frequency dielectric investigation

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1555-1561

  Bordi, F ^a,b   Cametti, C ^c,d   Paradossi, G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^d INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PH; POTENTIOMETRY;

EID: 0033120692     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a809053j     Document Type: Article

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