Purification and partial characterization of an acidic polysaccharide with complement fixing ability from the stems of Avicennia Marina

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 546-555

  Fang, Xubo ^a   Jiang, Bo ^a   Wang, Xiaolan ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti complementary activity; Arabinogalactans; Avicennia marina; Pectin; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA;

EID: 33750795628     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: 12258687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2006.39.5.546     Document Type: Article

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