Determination of the Structural Integrity and Stability of Polysialic Acid during Alkaline and Thermal Treatment
Polysialic acid (polySia) is a linear homopolymer of varying chain lengths that exists mostly on the outer cell membrane surface of certain bacteria, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i> (<i>E. coli</i>) K1. PolySia, with an average degree of polymerization of 20 (polySia avDP20),...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-12-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/1/165 |