First Principles Insight into the α-Glucan Structures of Starch: Their Synthesis, Conformation, and Hydration
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Villum Kann Rasmussen Research Centre Pro-Active Plants, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark, Quality & Technology, Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark, Molecular Plant Biology, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark, and Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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