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Polysaccharides represent a main weight fraction of the intraskeletal organic matrix of corals, but their structure, as well as their function in the calcification process, has been poorly investigated. This… Click to show full abstract
Polysaccharides represent a main weight fraction of the intraskeletal organic matrix of corals, but their structure, as well as their function in the calcification process, has been poorly investigated. This communication shows by a combination of techniques (nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared, and monosaccharide composition) that their key component is a 1→3 β-d glucuronic acid polymer and evidences its influence in vitro in the calcification process.
Keywords:
structure function;
intraskeletal polysaccharides;
structure;
coral intraskeletal;
stony coral;
function stony
Journal Title: ACS Omega
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: ACS Omega
Year Published: 2018
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