Effects of gamma irradiation on the physical and structural properties of β-glucan

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 781-786

  Byun, Eui Hong ^a,b   Kim, Jae Hun ^a   Sung, Nak Yun ^a,c   Choi, Jong il ^a   Lim, Seong Taek ^b   Kim, Kwang Hoon ^c   Yook, Hong Sun ^c   Byun, Myung Woo ^a   Lee, Ju Woon ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glucan; Gamma irradiation; Radiolysis; Solubility; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIOLYSIS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION DOSES;

GAMMA RAYS;

BETA GLUCAN; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 41849086999     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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