Molecular dynamics study on the conformational stability of laminaran oligomers in various solvents

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-99

  Frecer, Vladimir ^a,b   Rizzo, Roberto ^a,c   Miertus, Stanislav ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c POLY biós Research Centre   (Italy)

^d Intl Ctr Sci and High Technol   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; LAMINARAN; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 0034158230     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm990002f     Document Type: Article

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