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Metal binding polysaccharide from the alga, Klebshormidium fluitans

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An alkali soluble polymer was prepared from the metal tolerant alga Klebshormidium fluitans which had a recombining capacity of 0.41 mg Cu++/mg carbohydrate. Chemical preparation and properties, ion exchange behaviour, infra-red spectroscopy and acid hydrolysis indicate a polysaccharide containing uronic acid residues.

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  1. School of Biotechnology, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, 2033, Kensington, N.S.W., Australia

    J. C. Madgwick

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Strong, J.R.P., Madgwick, J.C. & Ralph, B.J. Metal binding polysaccharide from the alga, Klebshormidium fluitans. Biotechnol Lett 4, 239–242 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132393

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