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Agarose (double)

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Diffraction Diagram

 

Fig.1 Fibre diffraction patterns of

(a)An oriented fibre of Agarose sulphate. (Exposure time: 5 hours, Relative Humidity : 75%).

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Diffraction Diagram

   

Fig.1 Fibre diffraction patterns of

(a)An oriented fibre of Agarose sulphate. (Exposure time: 5 hours, Relative Humidity : 75%).

(b)An oriented fibre of O-hydroxyethylagarose (Exposure time: 18.5 hours, Relative Humidity : 66%).

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Diffraction Diagram

     

Fig.1 Fibre diffraction patterns of

(a)An oriented fibre of Agarose sulphate. (Exposure time: 5 hours, Relative Humidity : 75%).

(b)An oriented fibre of O-hydroxyethylagarose (Exposure time: 18.5 hours, Relative Humidity : 66%).

(c)An oriented film prepared from a dimethyl sulphoxide solution of agarose (Exposure time: 6.5 hours, Relative Humidity : 66%).

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  Agarose (double)

Linkage : alpha 1-4      alpha 1-3

Space Group : -

Unit Cell Dimensions (a, b, c in Å and α, β, γ in °)

(No values are displayed if no information is available or the value is zero)

- c (Å) = 9.50

Helix Type : Each chain in the double helix forms a lefthanded 3-fold helix

Method(s) Used For Structure Determination : X-ray diffraction, optical rotation and computerised molecular modelling

Link to the Abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4453017

Reference :

The agarose double helix and its function in agarose gel structure
Arnott, S., Fulmer, A., Scott, W.E., Dea, I.C.M., Moorhouse, R. and Rees, D.A., 1974, J. Mol. Biol., 90(2), 269-284

 

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