An alternative infrared spectroscopy assay for the quantification of polysaccharides in bacterial samples

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-14

  Marcotte, Lucie ^a   Kegelaer, Grégory ^a   Sandt, Christophe ^a   Barbeau, Jean ^a   Lafleur, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Infrared spectroscopy; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MIXTURES; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SUGARS;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHARACTERISTIC BANDS; COLORIMETRIC METHODS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; FT-IR SPECTRUM; SAMPLE PREPARATION; STRETCHING REGION;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

DNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; COLORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845907136     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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