Structural aspect of gelation in schizophyllan/sorbitol aqueous solution

Citation
H. Maeda et al., Structural aspect of gelation in schizophyllan/sorbitol aqueous solution, POLYM J, 31(6), 1999, pp. 530-534
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
POLYMER JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00323896 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
530 - 534
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3896(1999)31:6<530:SAOGIS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Although schizophyllan undergoes no gelation by itself in its aqueous solut ion, the addition of sorbitol results in the formation of transparent gel a t lower temperatures. The mechanism of the gel formation was discussed from the structural analysis of schizophyllan in the aqueous solution with and without sorbitol, based on the results of small-angle X-ray scattering. Her e sorbitol was found to disentangle a part of triple-stranded helices and b ridge the disentangled parts which serve as a crosslinking domain.