Global hydrodynamic analysis of the molecular flexibility of galactomannans

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-360

  Morris, Gordon A ^a   Patel, Trushar R ^a   Picout, David R ^b   Ross Murphy, Simon B ^b   Ortega, Alvaro ^c   Garcia de la Torre, Jose ^c   Harding, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galactomannan; Guar; LBG; Mass per unit length; Persistence length; Semi flexible coil; Worm like chain

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBUST CONTROL; VISCOSITY;

GALACTOMANNANS; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; MOLECULAR FLEXIBILITY;

SEDIMENTATION;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 38849120648     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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