High critical temperature above T(g) may contribute to the stability of biological systems

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1119-1128

  Buitink, Julia ^a   Van Den Dries, Ivon J ^a   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a   Alberda, Mark ^a   Hemminga, Marcus A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLASS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0033869154     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76365-X     Document Type: Article

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