Structural analysis of the curdlan-like exopolysaccharide produced by Cellulomonas flavigena KU

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 200-203

  Kenyon, W J ^a   Buller, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aniline blue; Cellulomonas; Curdlan; Exopolysaccharide; Glucan

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CURDLAN; POLYSACCHARIDE; ANILINE BLUE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BETA GLUCAN; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUCAN;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOMONAS FLAVIGENA; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POLARIMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULOMONAS; CELLULOMONAS FLAVIGENA;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; BETA-GLUCANS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CELLULOMONAS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUCANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 0036800688     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000277     Document Type: Article

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