The structure of polysaccharides from selected New Zealand species of Grateloupia

Botanica Marina

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Miller, Ian J ^a  

^a Carina Chemical Laboratories Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

13C NMR spectroscopy; Algal galactans; Chemotaxonomy; Sulfation

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALGAE; CHAMPIA; GRATELOUPIA; GRATELOUPIA STIPITATA; PACHYMENIA;

EID: 21844460802     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2005.017     Document Type: Article

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