PMID: 2489099Dec 1, 1989Paper

Molecular origins of acetan solution properties

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
V J MorrisM J Miles

Abstract

Acetan is a branched acidic heteropolysaccharide secreted by Acetobacter xylinum. X-ray diffraction studies of oriented fibres suggest non-crystalline helices with fivefold symmetry and a pitch of 4.8 nm. Optical rotation and circular dichroism studies are consistent with the retention of the helical structure in solution and a helix-coil transition upon heating and cooling. Aqueous solutions yield high 'low shear rate' viscosity and shear-thin upon shearing.

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