A hydrodynamic study of the depolymerisation of a high methoxy pectin at elevated temperatures

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 361-367

  Morris, G A ^a,c   Foster, T J ^b   Harding, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

elimination; Adapted 'blob' theory; Depolymerisation; Elevated temperature analytical ultracentrifugation; High methoxy pectin; Kuhn statistical chain length

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DEPOLYMERIZATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY;

HIGH METHOXY PECTIN;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0036604780     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(01)00270-3     Document Type: Article

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