Origin of circular dichroism in unsubstituted carbohydrate polymers

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-113

  Parra, A ^a   Stevens, E S ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; ETHERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; WATER;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIMETHYL ETHER;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0033900767     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(99)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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