Structural analysis of glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans by means of Raman microspectrometry

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-36

  Ellis, Richard ^a   Green, Ellen ^a   Winlove, C Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycosaminoglycans; Microspectrometry; Proteoglycans; Raman; Secondary structures

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; CHONDROITIN 6 SULFATE; CORE PROTEIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYL GROUP; MONOMER; PROTEOGLYCAN; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARYNX CARTILAGE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFATION; SWINE;

GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEOGLYCANS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SULFATES; WATER;

EID: 60549114365     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200802398422     Document Type: Article

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