Flexible chain conformation of (1 → 3)-β-d-glucan from Poria cocos sclerotium in NaOH/urea aqueous solution

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 586-591

  Chen, Xiaoyu ^a   Xu, Xiaojuan ^a   Zhang, Lina ^a   Kennedy, John F ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Institute of Advanced Science and Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformation; Flexible chain; NaOH urea aqueous solution; Poria cocos

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AVERAGE MOLECULAR; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; CHARACTERISTIC RATIOS; CONTOUR LENGTHS; FLEXIBLE CHAIN; INTRINSIC VISCOSITIES; LASER LIGHT SCATTERINGS; NAOH/UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTION; PERSISTENCE LENGTHS; PORIA COCOS; UREA AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; UREA SOLUTIONS;

UREA;

PORIA COCOS;

EID: 57849167416     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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