| Literature DB >> 869923 |
R Geddes, J D Harvey, P R Wills.
Abstract
The molecular-weight distribution of liver glycogen has been established from the analysis of sedimentation rates of fractions separated on sucrose density gradients and from the direct measurement of the diffusion coefficients of these fractions by laser-intensity-fluctuation spectroscopy. Hydrodynamic studies indicated that all fractions of glycogen of mol.wt.exceeding 25x10(6) had about 1.1 g of water per g of polysaccharide associated with them. The hydration and hydrodynamic behaviour of all fractions of mol.wt. exceeding 25x10(6) was similar, whereas smaller fractions behaved anomalously, indicating a substantially different overall structure.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 869923 PMCID: PMC1164685 DOI: 10.1042/bj1630201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857