The hypobranchial mucin of the whelk Buccinum undatum L. The polysaccharide sulphate component.
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1. A polysaccharide sulphate has been isolated from the hypobranchial mucin of the whelk Buccinum undatum. 2. The molecular weight of this polysaccharide, which is a glucan carrying one ester sulphate group per monosaccharide residue, is 1.7x10(5). 3. Some investigations bearing on the location of the ester sulphate groups are reported. 4. The viscosity of the whole mucin has been shown to depend mainly on the glucan sulphate.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Biochemical journal
دوره 98 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1966