Insight into hyaluronic acid molecular weight control

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 6947-6956

  Marcellin, Esteban ^a   Steen, Jennifer A ^a   Nielsen, Lars K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hyaluronic acid; Molecular weight control; Polysaccharides; Streptococcus zooepidemicus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMMERCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RHEOLOGY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

BACTERIAL FERMENTATIONS; BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DOLLAR MARKET; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MOLECULAR SIZE; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; STREPTOCOCCUS ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

HYALURONIC ACID;

HYALURONIC ACID; SUGAR PHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGAR;

ANIMAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHEOLOGY;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISPERSION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; VISCOSUPPLEMENTATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MOLLUSCA; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 84905988104     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5853-x     Document Type: Short Survey

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