Atomic force microscopy of tomato and sugar beet pectin molecules

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 640-647

  Kirby, Andrew R ^a   MacDougall, Alistair J ^a   Morris, Victor J ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; Sugar beet pectin; Tomato pectin

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; TISSUE CULTURE;

CONTOUR LENGTH; SUGAR BEET PECTIN; TOMATO PECTIN;

SUGARS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 37049024308     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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