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Keratan sulfate was isolated from bovine cornea. The water vapor sorption isotherms were obtained on both sodium and calcium salts of keratan sulfate at different temperatures. Deuterated water sorption isotherms were obtained on sodium keratan sulfates. The infrared spectra of the keratan-sulfate was monitored as a function of water and D2O uptake. The results are discussed in terms of an open polymer matrix that exists in the solid state of keratan sulfate.
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Based in part on a thesis submitted to the Graduate School of Adelphi University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree byB. Plessy whose permanent address is: Chemistry Department, Dillard University, New Orleans, La., 70122.
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Plessy, B., Bettelheim, F.A. Water vapor sorption of keratan sulfate. Mol Cell Biochem 6, 85–91 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01732002
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