Poly-β-D-Mannuronic Acid (Alginic acid)

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  Poly-β-D-Mannuronic Acid (Alginic acid)

Linkage : beta 1-4     

Space Group : orthorhombic P212121

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)

a (Å) = 7.60 - b (Å) = 10.40 - c (Å) = 8.60

Helix Type : -

Method(s) Used For Structure Determination : X-ray diffraction and polarized infrared studies

Link to the Abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4733712

Reference :

Structural Components of Alginic Acid. I. The Crystalline Structure of Poly-?-D-Mannuronic Acid. Results of X-Ray Diffraction and Polarized Infrared Studies
Atkins, E.D.T., Nieduszynski, I.A., Mackie, W., Parker, K.D. and Smolko, E.E., Biopolymers, 1973, 12(8), Pages 1865 - 1878

 

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