Chain conformation of carboxymethylated derivatives of (1 → 3)-β-d-glucan from Poria cocos sclerotium

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 504-509

  Wang, Yifeng ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

(1 3) d Glucan; Carboxymethylated derivative; Chain conformation; Poria cocos sclerotium; Solution properties

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CONFORMATIONS; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; VISCOSITY;

(1 → 3)-Β-D-GLUCAN; CARBOXYMETHYLATED DERIVATIVES; CHAIN CONFORMATION; PORIA COCOS SCLEROTIUM; SOLUTION PROPERTIES;

DERIVATIVES;

PORIA COCOS;

EID: 33747143721     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2006.02.014     Document Type: Article

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