Polyuronans obtained by regiospecific oxidation of polysaccharides from Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma reesei and Saprolegnia sp.

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-61

  Muzzarelli, R A A ^a   Miliani, M ^a   Cartolari, M ^a   Tarsi, R ^a   Tosi, G ^a   Muzzarelli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CHITIN; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; POWDERS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

CHITOSAN; POLYURONANS; SODIUM DODECYLSULFATE;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0033738639     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(99)00196-4     Document Type: Article

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