Molecular weight control of curdlan (β-1,3-glucan polysaccharide) provides unique polynucleotide binding properties

Polymer Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 380-385

  Koumoto, Kazuya ^a   Kobayashi, Hideki ^b   Mizu, Masami ^a   Kimura, Taro ^c   Sakurai, Kazuo ^a   Kunitake, Toyoki ^a   Shinkai, Seiji ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^b Arakawa Chemical Industries Ltd   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binding window; Curdlan; Polynucleotide molecular weight; Polysaccharide polynucleotide complex; Schizophyllan; 1,3 glucan

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BINDING ENERGY; BIOPOLYMERS; CONFORMATIONS; DNA; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RNA; STOICHIOMETRY;

BINDING WINDOW; CURDLAN; POLYNUCLEOTIDE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYSACCHARIDE-POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPLEX; SCHIZOPHYLLAN; Β-1,3-GLUCAN;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 3042593677     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.36.380     Document Type: Article

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