Chain conformation of an alkali-soluble polysaccharide from mycelium of Ganoderma tsugae

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 44 B, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-453

  Peng, Yanfei ^a   Zhang, Lina ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ganoderma tsugae; Intrinsic viscosity; Light scattering; Molecular mass; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONFORMATIONS; DATA ACQUISITION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROGEN BONDS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT SCATTERING; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

GANODERMA TSUGAE; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR MASS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 23744454568     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-200061621     Document Type: Article

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