Electron diffraction and high-resolution imaging on highly-crystalline β-chitin microfibril

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-90

  Ogawa, Yu ^a   Kimura, Satoshi ^a,b   Wada, Masahisa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chitin microfibril; Chitin biosynthesis; Electron diffraction; High resolution electron microscopy; Lamellibrachia; Thalassiosira

Indexed keywords

BETA CHITIN; CHITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIATOM; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; LAMELLIBRACHIA; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CHITIN; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROFIBRILS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTOMY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYCHAETA;

COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; LAMELLIBRACHIA; THALASSIOSIRA; TUBICOLAE;

EID: 80052300662     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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