Ultrastructure of acidic polysaccharides from the cell walls of brown algae

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 216-225

  Andrade, Leonardo R ^a   Salgado, Leonardo T ^a   Farina, Marcos ^a   Pereira, Mariana S ^b   Mourão, Paulo A S ^b   Amado Filho, Gilberto M ^c  

^a Inst Cie Biomed   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alginic acid; Biomineralization; Brown algae; EDXA; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Fucoidan; Heavy metals; Polysaccharides; Sulfated fucan; TEM; Ultrastructure; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACIDITY; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ALGAE; PADINA; PADINA GYMNOSPORA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 1042290463     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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